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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Lord Alliance, business leader and philanthropist dies aged 93

David Alliance modernised the British cotton industry, helped save thousands of Ethiopian Jews from persecution and was a generous philanthropist

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

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

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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)

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

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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)

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

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Palestinian recognition would reward terrorism, Israeli ambassador tells Starmer

Israeli ambassador to the UK and Board of Deputies president among those insisting British PM resist following French recognition of Palestinian state

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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

Comedians Candy Gigi and Tom Joseph of Buttmitzvah fame, play a dysfunctional Jewish couple in this matchmaking comedy, replete with free chicken soup on tap

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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

The executive committee of the largest teachers’ union in the US shot down a motion to ban the ADL over its perceived Israel bias

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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

The acclaimed ballet dancer whose lengthy struggle to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel focused worldwide attention on the plight of ‘refuseniks’

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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

A man filmed launching a drunken antisemitic tirade was arrested by police

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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

Cast member of Il trovatore unveiled the Palestinian flag during the final bow on Saturday night

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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

From the Jewish creator of ‘BoJack Horseman’, new series ‘Long Story Short’ will have all-star cast of Jewish voice actors including Abbi Jacobson and Paul Reiser

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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

This year’s festival boasts an abundant lineup of Jewish talent – here are the JC’s top picks

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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

Seth Rogen’s Jewish-influenced show ‘The Studio’ earns record-breaking number of Emmy nominations for a comedy series

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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)

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

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July 14, 2025 14:16

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)

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

The National Education Association voted in favour of cutting ties to the Anti-Defamation League over perceived pro-Israel bias

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July 11, 2025 15:00

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)

Albanian ship captain drowns rescuing two Israeli tourists in Lake Shkodra

Arben Anamali died after jumping in to save Israeli tourists who ignored his warning of dangerous currents in Albanian lake

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July 11, 2025 14:57

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

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

Lord Alliance, business leader and philanthropist dies aged 93

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

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

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

More from Eliana Jordan

Palestinian recognition would reward terrorism, Israeli ambassador tells Starmer

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

US teachers’ union rejects proposal to cut ties with ADL

Valery Panov, ballet dancer and refusenik, dies at 87

‘Genocidal Jew’ Dublin bus abuser is released without charge

Performer unfurls Palestine flag during Royal Opera House curtain call

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

25 must-see Jewish shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Emmys 2025: Jewish stars and series dominate comedy nominations

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