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Eliana Jordan

Eliana Jordan

Reporter

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

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Turntables, cabaret and Middle Eastern jazz: nightlife with a Jewish twist

The JC meets three young women bringing Jewish inclusivity to London’s nightlife scene

By Eliana Jordan

7 min read

Jewish nightlife is on the rise in London, with events featuring cabaret and pole dancing performances, Middle Eastern music, and belly dancing in venues across the city. (Photo: Ethan Katzenburg and Ian Piczenik. Collage: Jordi Pol)

Let there be light: the national menorah lighting ceremony at the White House, in December 2023 Credit: Getty

How public menorahs became the most recognisable symbol of Chanukah

6 min read

Swiss House of Parliament in Bern, on 11 December 2024. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Switzerland bans Hamas and Hezbollah

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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort light a candle at Buckingham Palace to mark Holocaust Memorial Day alongside Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern (R) and a survivor of the Darfur genocide, Amouna Adam (L) on 27 January 2023. (Photo by Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles to visit Auschwitz for 80th liberation anniversary

1 min read

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December 16, 2024 21:02

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‘A blow for Israeli families living in Ireland’: Israel closes embassy in Dublin

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says ‘extreme anti-Israel policy’ of Irish government behind decision

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December 15, 2024 13:26

Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister, announced that he will be closing the Israeli embassy in Ireland. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Druze in Syria ask to live under Israeli rule out of fear of new Islamist radicals

A video on social media shows Druze community members in southern Syria calling to be annexed by Israel rather than live under Islamist rule

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December 15, 2024 12:52

An Israeli army soldier holds a portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on 14 December, 2024. (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Steeting pledges crackdown on antisemitism in NHS

The Health Secretary has called on regulators to take action against NHS workers who promote ‘extremist’ views

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December 15, 2024 11:28

Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has vowed to root out antisemitism from the NHS. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Hamas death tolls deliberately inflated to malign Israel, new report finds

An analysis of the Gaza health ministry’s casualty figures shows significant anomalies and errors

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December 15, 2024 10:47

A new report by the Henry Jackson Society claims to have found significant errors in the Gaza health ministry's casualty figures. (Photo by YAHYA HASSOUNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Reluctant Eichmann executioner and kosher butcher Shalom Nagar dies in Israel

The hangman of Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann passed away in Israel last month

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December 10, 2024 13:05

Shalom Nagar, Adolf Eichmann's executioner, died on 26 November 2024. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Despite growing antisemitism, unity and dialogue headline emotional German-Jewish music festival

From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany

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December 6, 2024 14:09

The Klezmer Trio perform in Heringsdorf as part of the International Days of Jewish Music Festival. (Photo: Geert Maciejewski)

We previewed Hallmark’s schmaltzy Chanukah movies so you don't have to

Here comes the Chanukah cringe

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December 5, 2024 12:16

Bring on the cheese: this year's round of Hallmark holiday films is on the way, with two Chanukah movies out of the lot. (Photos: Hallmark. Collage: Jordi Pol)

Oxford Union ‘apartheid Israel’ debate accused of breaking the law by glorifying violence

An open letter to Oxford chancellor, organised by the Pinsker Centre, decried ‘toxic and polarising’ event

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December 4, 2024 12:59

From left: Natasha Hausdorff, Yoseph Haddad, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Jonathan Sacerdoti. (Photo via X)

IDF confirms death of American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra

14 months after October 7, the IDF announces tank commander Neutra’s body was held in Gaza after he was killed fighting Hamas militants

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December 2, 2024 14:03

American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra, 21, has been confirmed dead by the IDF. (Photo: IDF via X)

Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa synagogue an hour after prayers

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav called it ‘divine providence’ that the attack had not resulted in a mass casualty event

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November 17, 2024 12:54

HAIFA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 17: A woman inspects damage after a rocket fired from Lebanon a day before hit a building in the central of the city, on November 17, 2024 in Haifa, Israel. Hezbollah has regularly fired rockets into Israel for the last 13 months, spurring Israel to launch its campaign against the Iran-backed militant group, including a ground invasion of Lebanon. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Meet the Michigan Muslim Trump supporters suffering buyer’s remorse

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November 17, 2024 12:07

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces Democratic Muslim mayor of Hamtramck Amer Ghalib during his last campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

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