Eliana Jordan

Junior Feature Writer

Eliana Jordan is a feature writer for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at ejordan@thejc.com.

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Emmys

From the Borscht Belt to prime time, how Jews shaped the Emmys

Ahead of this year’s Emmy Awards, we look back at the Jewish writers and actors who built the television industry

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The first ever Emmy Awards, held in 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club, set the stage for decades of Jewish talent to be honoured for their contribution to television. (Photo: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)

Irene Brauner, a Holocaust survivor who shared her story with the Association of Jewish Refugees, passed away this week at the age of 87. (Photo: AJR My Story)

Irene Brauner Holocaust survivor dies aged 87

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Author Stuart Nadler's new novel 'Rooms for Vanishing' explores the impact of exile and loss on an Austrian Jewish family. (Photo: Emil Cohen)

The case for surrealism: ‘Rooms for Vanishing’ author Stuart Nadler on writing catastrophe in our senseless era

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British Emunah's Wendy Jackson helping a client declutter (Photo: Eliana Silver)

How a big clear-out can help Israel’s most vulnerable

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Long Story Short review: A funny, dark and lovingly Jewish homage to family ★★★★★

This nostalgic new series by ‘BoJack Horseman’ creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg cements him as one of the most talented writers of our generation

2 min read

August 22, 2025 17:04

Long Story Short (L to R) Paul Reiser as Elliot Cooper, Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper, Lisa Edelstein as Naomi Schwartz, Nicole Byer as Kendra, Avia Fields as Walter Hooper-Schwooper and Benjamin Hooper-Schwooper, Michaela Dietz as Hannah Schwooper, Angelique Cabral as Jen, Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper and Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper in Long Story Short. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025

Long Story Short, the next great Jewish family comedy

The creator of the Netflix series ‘BoJack Horseman’ on his most personal – and most Jewish— project yet

5 min read

August 22, 2025 16:41

Long Story Short (L to R) Elliot Cooper, Shira Schwooper, Naomi Schwartz, Kendra, Walter Hooper-Schwooper and Benjamin Hooper-Schwooper, Hannah Schwooper, Jen, Yoshi Schwooper and Avi Schwooper in Long Story Short. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025

Has the Jewish Peltz family become a refuge for Brooklyn Beckham?

The eldest Beckham son heaped praise on his in-laws during vow renewal to wife Nicola Peltz, from which his family was notably absent

1 min read

August 20, 2025 13:57

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz renewed their vows after three years of marriage in a ceremony earlier this month, attended by 200 guests but excluding the Beckham family. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Balmain)

Timothée Chalamet stars as Jewish ping pong legend in new Safdie film Marty Supreme

The trailer for Jewish director Josh Safdie’s semi-fictional sports drama based on ping pong champion Marty Reisman dropped on Wednesday

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August 14, 2025 13:05

Timothée Chalamet stars as ping pong champion Marty Mauser in new A24 film 'Marty Supreme'. (Photo: A24)

Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers review: High-octane musical comedy like nothing you’ve ever seen before ★★★★

If pop music, klezmer, and Weird Al had a baby, it would be this Edinburgh Fringe show

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August 13, 2025 15:44

Ryan Simpson, otherwise known as Accordion Ryan, performs his wacky and wonderful show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (Photo: Tim Hughes)

In the surreal world of Jewish performers at Edinburgh Fringe, risk is paying off

My first experience of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival yielded surprising results – and revealed lots of Jewish talent

4 min read

August 13, 2025 11:17

EDINBURGH,SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainers perform on the Royal Mile on August 02, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Marcus is Alive review: A balm for anyone who’s ever asked ‘Why me?’ ★★★★

Jewish actor Marcus Freed tells the true story of the LA hit-and-run accident that nearly killed him in this profound, vivid one-man show

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August 12, 2025 16:12

Marcus Freed in his one-man autobiographical show 'Marcus is Alive'. (Photo: Matt Kamimura)

Honey Honey Moon Moon review: Jewish newlywed couple make pitch-perfect duo in this charming musical comedy ★★★★

Don’t be put off by the G-rated energy of musical duo Marnina and Micah of ‘Couplet’ – their whimsical show about wedding plans gone awry is definitely for adults

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August 12, 2025 12:36

Marnina and Micah are the crooning couple behind the Edinburgh Fringe musical comedy "Honey Honey Moon Moon." (Photo: Jack Morris)

Arab-Israeli actor Yousef Sweid brings story of life ‘in between’ to debut Fringe show – just don’t let the title scare you

In ‘Between the River and the Sea’, renowned Israeli actor Sweid reflects on a life lived between Jewish and Arab, Israeli and Palestinian worlds – and being a father to Jewish children

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August 11, 2025 12:09

Arab-Israeli Yousef Sweid in his Edinburgh Fringe show 'Between the River and the Sea'. (Photo: Ute Langkafel)

The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein review: A riveting, rip-roaring comedy with a Jewish heart ★★★★★

This French farce about the lesbian Jewish modernist couple is full of absurdity, profundity and make-believe – an unmissable delight

2 min read

August 11, 2025 11:54

Alyssa Simon, left, and Barsha as Alice B Toklas and Gertrude Stein in the play 'The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein', a must-see show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (Photo: Edward Einhorn)

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Beth Paterson deals with Jewish identity and the generational impact of trauma in her one-woman show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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August 8, 2025 16:28

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Police called as Palestine protesters disrupt John Swinney Fringe event

Despite the First Minister’s record of Gaza advocacy, demonstrators angrily called on him to brand the crisis a ‘genocide’

2 min read

August 4, 2025 13:51

First Minister John Swinney sat quietly as pro-Palestine protesters interrupted the Edinburgh Fringe event where he was speaking (Photo: X)

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

From the Borscht Belt to prime time, how Jews shaped the Emmys

Irene Brauner Holocaust survivor dies aged 87

The case for surrealism: ‘Rooms for Vanishing’ author Stuart Nadler on writing catastrophe in our senseless era

How a big clear-out can help Israel’s most vulnerable

More from Eliana Jordan

Long Story Short review: A funny, dark and lovingly Jewish homage to family ★★★★★

Long Story Short, the next great Jewish family comedy

Has the Jewish Peltz family become a refuge for Brooklyn Beckham?

Timothée Chalamet stars as Jewish ping pong legend in new Safdie film Marty Supreme

Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers review: High-octane musical comedy like nothing you’ve ever seen before ★★★★

In the surreal world of Jewish performers at Edinburgh Fringe, risk is paying off

Marcus is Alive review: A balm for anyone who’s ever asked ‘Why me?’ ★★★★

Honey Honey Moon Moon review: Jewish newlywed couple make pitch-perfect duo in this charming musical comedy ★★★★

Arab-Israeli actor Yousef Sweid brings story of life ‘in between’ to debut Fringe show – just don’t let the title scare you

The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein review: A riveting, rip-roaring comedy with a Jewish heart ★★★★★

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Police called as Palestine protesters disrupt John Swinney Fringe event