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

The drama society creating a non-political space for Jewish artists to thrive

Actor Natan Paul-Collis started the Jewish Dramatic Association of London as a safe space for Jewish writers, directors and performers – and he’s just getting started

2 min read

Members of the Jewish Dramatic Association of London (JDAL), a Jewish theatre group founded by actor Natan Paul-Collis, rehearse at the award-winning London theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate. The group will perform their third showcase on 27 July. (Photo: Sam Becker)

The National Education Association, America's largest teachers' union, has voted to bar members from using education materials by the Anti-Defamation League, an antisemitism watchdog group. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Education Association)

Largest US teachers’ union endorses proposal to ban ADL material on antisemitism, Holocaust

3 min read

Captain Arben Anamali died rescuing two Israeli tourists from drowning in Albanian Lake Shkodra this past week.

Albanian ship captain drowns rescuing two Israeli tourists in Lake Shkodra

1 min read

The Psychedelic Science Conference, taking place in Denver, Colorado from 16-20 June, 2025, focuses this year on how psychedelic drugs can be used for peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. (Photo: MAPS via X)

Could psychedelics offer a key to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

7 min read

Too Much review: new Lena Dunham series is a soppy, sweet love letter to London ★★★★

The ‘Girls’ writer’s big return to TV pays homage to beloved British romcoms with impeccable cast, lots of tears and plenty of sex

3 min read

July 10, 2025 09:54

Megan Stalter as Jessica in the new Netflix series 'Too Much', written by Lena Dunham. (Photo: Ana Blumenkron/Netflix)

British Jews find ‘home away from home’ with property purchases in the Jewish State

More and more Britons are buying second homes in Israel – here are the nuts and bolts of how they did it

4 min read

July 8, 2025 15:24

A view of the Netanya Promenade, an area popular among British Jews looking to buy property in Israel. (Photo: Netanya Municipality).

How Jewish is Lena Dunham?

The writer and star of HBO’s ‘Girls’ is releasing her latest semi-autobiographical comedy series, this time with a Jewish protagonist

3 min read

July 8, 2025 15:07

Lena Dunham at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, has written a new TV series with a Jewish protagonist, out on Netflix July 10. (Getty Images)

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

The paper’s former ‘lonely hearts’ section helped these people find the love of their lives

5 min read

July 8, 2025 10:24

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

How Jewish is Owen Thiele?

The ‘Adults’ and ‘Overcompensating’ star is working on a semi-autobiographical comedy series starring Ilana Glazer and Susie Essman

1 min read

June 24, 2025 10:11

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: Owen Thiele attends FX's "Adults" premiere event at Highland Park Bowl on May 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for FX Networks)

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything review – a fascinating exposé with one glaring omission ★★★★

The American broadcaster known for her intimate interviews with celebrities and politicians alike was a complicated figure according to a new documentary. But was her Jewishness part of her complexity?

3 min read

June 20, 2025 18:54

The career of Barbara Walters, pictured as co-host of NBC's Today show in New York in 1974, is dissected in the new documentary "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything", released on Disney+ on 23 June. (Photo: ABC News Studios)

Somebody Feed Phil review: anodyne comfort show goes stale in eighth season ★★★

This feted food and travel series needs to ditch the now tedious formula and get a bit spicier

2 min read

June 17, 2025 11:26

Somebody Feed Phil: Phil Rosenthal (left) in Tbilisi, Georgia for season eight of Somebody Feed Phil. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix / © 2025 Netflix, Inc.

Israeli-born author of ‘The Safekeep’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

Yael van der Wouden’s bold debut novel charts the emotional aftermath of the Holocaust in a post-war Netherlands

2 min read

June 12, 2025 18:30

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden has won the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction with her book "The Safekeep". (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Bradley Sherman, the Jewish husband of an Iranian princess?

The American businessman is the first ever Jew to become a member of the Iranian royal family

2 min read

June 11, 2025 16:11

Bradley Sherman and Iman Pahlavi wed in Paris on 9 June 2025, making Sherman the first Jewish person to become a part of the Iranian royal family. (Photo: Pahlavi Comms)

Iranian princess marries Jewish businessman in lavish Paris wedding

Iman Pahlavi, the daughter of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, wed Bradley Sherman surrounded by royal family members

2 min read

June 9, 2025 11:34

Iranian princess marries Jewish businessman in lavish Paris wedding

Month-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYC

The new Festival Sefarad will join the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival in spotlighting diverse Sephardic culture

3 min read

June 6, 2025 16:00

Recognition: Israeli actress Reymond Amsalem wins a Pomegranate Award at last year's New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. (Photo: American Sephardi Federation)

Azealia Banks claims she’s ‘a Zionist’ and says 'no black person should be supporting Palestine’

The controversial hip-hop star made a string of profane statements about Israel, Palestine and the Arab world in a social media rant on Tuesday

2 min read

June 4, 2025 14:06

US rapper Azealia Banks has claimed she is 'a Zionist' in an expletive-laden social media rant (Image: Getty)

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

The drama society creating a non-political space for Jewish artists to thrive

Largest US teachers’ union endorses proposal to ban ADL material on antisemitism, Holocaust

Albanian ship captain drowns rescuing two Israeli tourists in Lake Shkodra

Could psychedelics offer a key to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

More from Eliana Jordan

Too Much review: new Lena Dunham series is a soppy, sweet love letter to London ★★★★

British Jews find ‘home away from home’ with property purchases in the Jewish State

How Jewish is Lena Dunham?

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

How Jewish is Owen Thiele?

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything review – a fascinating exposé with one glaring omission ★★★★

Somebody Feed Phil review: anodyne comfort show goes stale in eighth season ★★★

Israeli-born author of ‘The Safekeep’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

Who is Bradley Sherman, the Jewish husband of an Iranian princess?

Iranian princess marries Jewish businessman in lavish Paris wedding

Month-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYC

Azealia Banks claims she’s ‘a Zionist’ and says 'no black person should be supporting Palestine’