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Eliana Jordan

Eliana Jordan

Junior Feature Writer

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

Latest from Eliana Jordan

Edinburgh Fringe

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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Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★
First Minister John Swinney sat quietly as pro-Palestine protesters interrupted the Edinburgh Fringe event where he was speaking (Photo: X)

Police called as Palestine protesters disrupt John Swinney Fringe event

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Actresses Rachel Ravel, Madeline Rose Parks and Marissa Ruben pose in costume for Gili Malinsky's play 'Will You Be Praying The Entire Flight?' which will be staged at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 11-16 August, 2025.

She dreaded sitting next to a Chasidic woman – until the conversation that changed everything

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Lord Alliance (Image: BBC)

Lord Alliance, business leader and philanthropist dies aged 93

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Comedian David Rose grapples with the discovery of a famous Jewish ancestor – and his controversial legacy – in Fringe debut

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July 29, 2025 14:26
Australian comedian David Rose is carrying forward a family legacy with his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe debut "Our Hebrew Friend." (Photo: David Rose)

Tom Lehrer, mathematician, songwriter and satirist, dies at 97

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July 29, 2025 11:25
American satirical singer-songwriter, Tom Lehrer, pictured cutting a cake in the shape of a woman's hand backstage at the Palace Theatre in London on 13 May, 1959, has passed away at the age of 97. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Twenty-one per cent of young Britons say Israel does not have right to exist

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July 27, 2025 11:58
The latest Sunday Times Poll revealed that British sympathy for Palestine in its conflict with Israel is on the rise. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian recognition would reward terrorism, Israeli ambassador tells Starmer

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July 27, 2025 09:51
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure by fellow Labour party members to recognise Palestinian statehood after French President Macron made the move to do so earlier this week. (Photo by Kin Cheung - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘Chicken Soup Dates’: ‘A raunchy sex seminar from an ‘Orthodox’ couple comes to Soho Theatre

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July 23, 2025 08:19
Comedians Tom Joseph and Candy Gigi are Howard and Michelle Fissure, a deranged Orthodox married couple, in their upcoming comedy show 'Chicken Soup Dates.'

US teachers’ union rejects proposal to cut ties with ADL

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July 22, 2025 10:34
The National Education Association (NEA) rejected a proposal to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League over the weekend. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Education Association)

Valery Panov, ballet dancer and refusenik, dies at 87

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July 21, 2025 14:01
Russian Ballet dancer Valery Panov and his wife Galina were dramatically released from Russia in 1974 to settle in Israel. (Photo by Peter Cade/Central Press/Getty Images)

‘Genocidal Jew’ Dublin bus abuser is released without charge

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July 20, 2025 15:37
The man who launched the abusive tirade (Screenshot: X)

Performer unfurls Palestine flag during Royal Opera House curtain call

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July 20, 2025 09:51
A cast member in the Royal Opera House's production of 'Il trovatore' raised the Palestinian flag during curtain call on Saturday evening. (Photo: X)

Meet the Schwoopers, the Jewish family at the heart of Netflix’s next big animated comedy

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July 16, 2025 16:33
Meet the Schwoopers: (L to R) Lisa Edelstein as Naomi Schwartz, Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper, Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper, Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper and Paul Reiser as Elliot Cooper in the upcoming Netflix series 'Long Story Short'. (Photo: COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025)

25 must-see Jewish shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2025

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July 16, 2025 15:46
'The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein', written and directed by Edward Einhorn, is one of the exciting Jewish plays set to be performed at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (Photo: Richard Termine)

Emmys 2025: Jewish stars and series dominate comedy nominations

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July 15, 2025 19:23
Adam Brody and Kristen Bell both received Emmy nominations for the uber Jewish Netflix series 'Nobody Wants This'. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Netflix)
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