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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.

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How Jewish is Owen Thiele?

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

By Eliana Jordan

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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)

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)

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

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

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

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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)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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June 4, 2025 14:06

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

Glastonbury 2025 full lineup: Kneecap confirmed despite terror charge

The festival will also see a series of speaking events about Gaza, with its website claiming there is a ‘genocide’ in the territory

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June 3, 2025 13:14

Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap hold up an Palestine flag after performing onstage during Wide Awake Festival 2025 in London on May 23, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC bans journalist who called Jews ‘devils’

BBC Arabic reporter Ahmed Alagha has been barred from the channel after antisemitic comments were discovered on his social media

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June 3, 2025 11:45

Ahmed Alagha appeared on BBC Arabic earlier in May. (Photo: BBC Arabic)

Colorado terror suspect said attack was ‘vengeance for his people’

The Egyptian national, allegedly fuelled by a desire to ‘kill all Zionists’, is accused of injuring a dozen people during firebombing attack on Jewish rally

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June 3, 2025 10:49

Mohamed Soliman, who stands accused of firebombing a Jewish rally in Colorado over the weekend, has been charged with hate crimes and attempted murder (Image: X/@ThadaniMadish_)

‘We both broke down together’: Montana Tucker grieves with October 7’s youngest survivors in new documentary

Director Asaf Becker’s ‘The Children of October 7’ features searing testimonies from children who endured the unthinkable

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June 1, 2025 13:08

Montana Tucker, left, hears the testimony of October 7 survivor Amit as part of Asaf Becker's documentary 'The Children of October 7', released on Paramount+ on 2 June, 2025. (Photo: Orit Pnini)

The young Israeli giving the shofar a new voice

Bar Zemach, the first known musician to play the shofar chromatically, on how he was inspired and driven by the vision of his grandfather

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May 30, 2025 12:59

Shofar-blower extraordinaire: Bar Zemach is taking the horn from the synagogue to the concert hall (Photo: Jenni Munz)

The Oldest Trick in the Book, review: ‘Chapter after chapter of intrigue flow’

Sasson Gabay and Yehezkel Lazarov star in this clever, twist-filled Israeli series about a chronic case of writer’s block… and a stolen story

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May 30, 2025 09:28

Seeking inspiration: Yehezkel Lazaron as frustrated writer Aviram Katz in Izzy series The Oldest Trick in the Book

How Jewish is Natasha Lyonne?

The Orthodox-raised ‘Russian Doll’ actress was raised between Israel and New York

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May 27, 2025 09:18

Natasha Lyonne, known for her raspy voice and portraying tough characters, grew up in an Orthodox household. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Eurovision director defends integrity of voting system in open letter

The letter comes after Austrian winner JJ expressed wish for 2026 ESC to go ahead ‘without Israel’

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May 23, 2025 11:50

Austrian Eurovision winner JJ has said they hope the 2026 competition can take place 'without Israel' in the wake of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which saw Israel take second place. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

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