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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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Rainbow Shabbat brings inclusivity - and colour - to Finchley Reform Synagogue

Miss Livinya Karr, aka Raymond Zachary of Rainbow Shabbat, is a beacon of queer joy for Jewish institutions

By Eliana Jordan

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Miss Livinya Karr, aka Raymond Zachary, with cantor Zöe Jacobs, at Finchley Reform Synagogue for the synagogue's first Rainbow Shabbat (Photo: Progressive Judaism)

Miles Webber (right) with younger sister Katie (left), adopted mother Sylvia, and older sister Lucinda.

Chair of Norwood is giving back to the charity that gave him a family

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The cast of Earworm, written by Gur Piepskovitz. (Photo: Naomi Barrett)

‘My own breakup inspired my sweet and sinister LGBT comedy’

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British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks during the Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 September, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

New UK sanctions against Iran after attack on Israel

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Obituary: Lily Ebert

Holocaust survivor, educator and TikTok star Lily Ebert is remembered by millions for her courage, resilience and unwavering hope

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October 10, 2024 17:00

Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor and educator, has passed away at the age of 100. (UK HMD)

October 7 documentary shares heart-wrenching new insights into Kibbutz Be’eri massacre

Dan Reed’s new Channel 4 documentary One Day in October features moving testimonies from survivors including Emily Hand

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October 9, 2024 14:18

Emily Hand and her father Tom Hand for the Channel 4 documentary One Day in October. (Photo: Channel 4)

Brighton & Hove October 7 commemoration service to go ahead despite vandalism

A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of vandalising a memorial in Palmeira Square in an an incident Sussex police are investigating as a hate crime

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October 7, 2024 10:48

An October 7 memorial in Palmeira Square, Brighton & Hove, was destroyed last week, just before the one year anniversary. (Photo: Adam Ma'anit)

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

Eliana Jordan discovers why Cafe Otef which was set up to help displaced Israelis is providing more than food and drink

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October 2, 2024 17:05

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

‘I am a Zionist because I am a Jew’, says Chief Rabbi

In a new article Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis delves into the roots of Zionism – and Judaism – to clarify the innate relationship between the two

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October 2, 2024 11:54

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth expressed that Zionism and Judaism are intrinsically linked in a piece for The New Statesman on Wednesday. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

We can’t forget how the world responded to October 7 – some gasped in horror, others partied

The JC looks at how the world reacted to the pogrom in the hours and days that followed

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October 1, 2024 13:21

Iranian pro-government supporters celebrate the Hamas attack on Israel with fireworks and by waving a Palestinian flag in Palestine Square in Tehran on October 7. Hundreds of pro-government Iranians demonstrated in Palestine Square in Tehran to show their support for Hamas and the Palestinian resistance. (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Placeholders review: An Irish-Jewish romance marred by loss and longing

James Roseman’s debut novel explores American Jewish identity and grief

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September 25, 2024 14:50

‘More students involved in Jewish life than ever before’

A new survey has revealed that 92 per cent were involved with a Jewish Society or Jewish Chaplaincy

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September 25, 2024 10:55

Jewish students at an Israel solidarity event, organised by Jewish Chaplaincy, JSoc and UJS

Irish president accuses Israel of circulating his congratulatory letter to Iranian president

Michael D Higgins said the Israeli embassy was responsible for spreading the letter, which the Iranian embassy posted publicly

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September 23, 2024 11:32

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins speaks during "Summit of the Future" on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, September 22, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Josh Stein, the man trying to be North Carolina’s first Jewish governor?

Josh Stein, whose opponent has called himself a “Black Nazi,” is leading in the polls for the gubernatorial race this November

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September 22, 2024 16:54

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is leading in the polls for the governor race against opponent Mark Robinson. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)

British Jew expelled from Israel after trying to make aliyah

Leo Franks, 25, was told to leave the country after his participation in ‘left-wing activism’

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September 22, 2024 12:22

Demonstrators sit before Israeli border guards during a protest vigil in Beit Jala in the occupied West Bank on 3 September, 2024. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Rockets strike Nazareth as Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since Oct 7

The terrorist group targeted the Ramat David Airbase near Haifa in retaliation for pager attacks in Lebanon

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September 22, 2024 09:44

A man walks with prayer talit at a scene of a house that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon on 22 September, 2024 in Moreshet, Israel. Hezbollah claimed to have attacked military targets inside Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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