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

Why I went to a mikveh before my non-Jewish wedding

I am a secular Jew betrothed to an agnostic Catholic so hardly a likely candidate for the pre-marriage ritual bath. But I’m glad I partook in the ancient Jewish practice

4 min read

Taking the plunge: Eliana Jordan and her fiance, and Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond

The 2025-2026 cohort for the Jewish Playwrights Programme by the Jewish Literary Foundation.

Jewish Literary Foundation launches initiative to promote emerging playwrights

1 min read

Plant-based falafel restaurant Shouk has closed the last of its five locations after a sustained boycott effort by pro-Palestinian campaigners. (Photo: Screenshot via Google Maps)

Kosher restaurant chain in Washington boycotted into bankruptcy for selling ‘apartheid’ falafel

1 min read

Members of the internal security forces loyal to Hamas are deployed in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as displaced people return to Gaza City (Photo: Getty)

Hamas ‘reasserts military dominance over Gaza Strip’ hours after agreeing to ceasefire

1 min read

Jewish Hollywood heavyweights ‘embracing the challenge’ of producing next James Bond film

Amy Pascal produced ‘Skyfall’ while David Heyman produced all eight Harry Potter films

1 min read

October 12, 2025 14:20

Amy Pascal and David Heyman pictured in 2025 (Photo: Getty)

Thousands turn out for London Palestine march despite ceasefire agreement

Some demonstrators were heard calling for ‘death to the IDF’ and ‘intifada, revolution’

2 min read

October 12, 2025 13:01

Anti-Israel demonstrators pictured at the PSC march, which took place despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire (Photo: Getty)

Smoked fish savant Saul Zabar of Zabar’s deli dies at 97

The so-called ‘lox smith’ of New York City helped turn his parent’s smoked fish store into an iconic and globally-renowned food enterprise

2 min read

October 9, 2025 00:00

Saul Zabar, who ran Zabar's in New York City for more than 70 years, has died at the age of 97. (Photo: Zabar's)

The cancer test that could save your life

Time is running out for people with Jewish ancestry to get the BRCA test from the NHS – crucial for discovering a heightened risk of a range of cancers. We spoke to three women about their BRCA journey

8 min read

September 18, 2025 16:53

Breast Cancer Awareness Month web template illustration. Woman face in modern papercut style with spring nature and pink ribbon cutout. Disease prevention campaign or health care support concept.

Can the Chief Rabbi and a Netflix shadchan find you a match?

Jewish Matchmaking star Aleeza Ben Shalom and World Mizrachi are partnering with the Chief Rabbi to bring global community-based Jewish Matchmaking Movement to the UK

1 min read

September 18, 2025 15:22

Aleeza Ben Shalom and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, pictured meeting in Israel, are partnering to bring the Jewish Matchmaking Movement to the UK. (Office of The Chief Rabbi)

Shaily Lipa recommends no-fuss recipes for Rosh Hashanah success

The Israeli cookbook writer discusses her first English language cookbook, Yassou, inspired by her cultural heritage

3 min read

September 18, 2025 11:48

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

7 min read

September 14, 2025 16:20

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 Holocaust survivor dies aged 87

A Polish Holocaust survivor who escaped the Krakow ghetto by assuming a fake identity as a child

3 min read

September 4, 2025 12:59

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)

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

The author’s new book about a Jewish family in post-war exile employs an unconventional format and elements of the supernatural to illustrate the disarray of grief

3 min read

September 2, 2025 17:41

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

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

British Emunah runs a decluttering service, sometimes coming across hidden treasures which raise thousands for the charity

3 min read

August 26, 2025 15:32

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

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 18:04

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 17:41

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

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

Why I went to a mikveh before my non-Jewish wedding

Jewish Literary Foundation launches initiative to promote emerging playwrights

Kosher restaurant chain in Washington boycotted into bankruptcy for selling ‘apartheid’ falafel

Hamas ‘reasserts military dominance over Gaza Strip’ hours after agreeing to ceasefire

More from Eliana Jordan

Jewish Hollywood heavyweights ‘embracing the challenge’ of producing next James Bond film

Thousands turn out for London Palestine march despite ceasefire agreement

Smoked fish savant Saul Zabar of Zabar’s deli dies at 97

The cancer test that could save your life

Can the Chief Rabbi and a Netflix shadchan find you a match?

Shaily Lipa recommends no-fuss recipes for Rosh Hashanah success

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

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

Long Story Short, the next great Jewish family comedy