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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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‘We need to do more to protect women and girls from domestic violence’

The head of Jewish Women’s Aid speaks out after the triple murder in Hertfordshire

By Eliana Jordan

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The site in Bushey of the triple murder of Carol Hunt and two of her daughters, Louise and Hannah. Louise's ex-boyfriend, Kyle Clifford, has been arrested (Photo: Getty Images)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, beloved media icon and expert on sex and relationships, passed away this week at the age of 96. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu)

Holocaust survivor and groundbreaking sex therapist Dr. Ruth dies at 96

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People walk on rubble as they inspect the damage at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) building complex in western Gaza City's Al-Sinaa neighbouhood on July 12, 2024, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the besieged Palestinian territory. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

IDF finds Hamas infrastructure within UNRWA HQ in Gaza

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A member of the United Nations checks the destruction at a UN-run school sheltering displaced people after Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on July 9, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel exposes 100 Hamas terrorists employed by UNRWA

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Brown University to change discrimination policies following Department of Education investigation

The Ivy League school signed a resolution with the Department of Education after eliciting criticism for lack of action over complaints by Jewish students

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July 10, 2024 13:22

Pro-Palestinian student protestors and activists rally at an encampment on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 April, 2024. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli investigated by police over suspected killing of October 7 terrorist says he feels betrayed by the state

Sahar Ofir said ‘there was no situation’ in which he had killed a terrorist who had surrendered

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July 9, 2024 10:42

Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Women in white call for peace and return of hostages

Vigils took place in UK cities, as well as in New York

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July 8, 2024 21:52

Women in White in London hold a peace vigil, calling for the end to the war in Gaza and for the hostages to be freed (Photo: Aviel Lewis)

Senior Hamas members in Gaza reportedly urge leaders to strike hostage deal

Internal communications reveal divisions among terror group officials in Gaza

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July 8, 2024 15:09

Recent internal communications between Hamas figures in Gaza and leadership in Qatar indicate that the terrorist organisation has been weakened by heavy losses on the battlefield and destruction to the region amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Rabbi Miriam steps down from leading Finchley Reform after 18 years

The rabbi is opening a healing and wellbeing centre

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July 5, 2024 13:23

Rabbi Miriam Berger has stepped down from leading Finchley Reform Synagogue after 18 years

Orthodox basketball star Ryan Turell signed to top Israeli league

The 25-year-old former Yeshiva University forward will play for Ironi Ness Ziona in the 2024/25 season

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July 4, 2024 14:52

2MGT6D3 Yeshiva University Maccabees huddle around guard Ryan Turell (11) before a game against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), in New York, Feb. 25, 2020. The Maccabees won the Skyline Conference quarterfinal 75-57. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Meet the heroes standing up for Israel in an Irish sea of hostility

The JC hears from Ireland’s advocates for the Jewish state

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June 20, 2024 15:55

Demonstrators gather at the pro-Israel rally in Dublin on 26 May, 2024, the first such rally in Ireland since just after October 7. (Photo: Leah Farrell, Photocall Ireland)

Futzing around and eating pickles: The timeless allure of Old Jewish Men

From protesting the cost of pastrami to rating cookies, Noah Rinsky showcases the everyday antics of the Larry David demographic to the TikTok generation

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June 14, 2024 12:36

Bob, Dave and Aaron of Old Jewish Men get a sneak peek of Noah Rinsky's new book, 'The Old Jewish Men's Guide to Eating, Sleeping and Futzing Around' (Photo: Noah Rinsky)

Hollywood museum to revise exhibit on Jewish history following backlash over negative portrayals of Jews

‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital’ has drawn criticism from industry activists for its reportedly negative portrayal of Jewish Hollywood pioneers

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June 11, 2024 15:48

A view of the topographical map inside the "Hollywoodland" exhibit. (Josh White, JWPictures/Academy Museum Foundation)

Hasmonean football team joins an interfaith kickabout at Arsenal

Faiths Forum for London brought together teams from Jewish, Muslim and Catholic schools

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June 6, 2024 12:15

Faiths Forum for London organised an interfaith football match at the Emirates Stadium (Photo: Faiths Forum For London)

Pro-Palestine students at Stanford arrested for occupying university president’s office

Protesters at the elite university left ‘extensive damage’ to campus property after blockading themselves in the president’s office

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June 5, 2024 20:50

Protestors posted photos of them on campus before breaking into the president's office (Twitter/x)

‘I have to stand up for my heritage’: magician Julius Dein on losing followers for supporting Israel

The social media star and former JFS boy, known for his energetic magic trick videos, said he lost ‘almost a million’ followers after October 7

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May 24, 2024 16:32

Julius Dein, former JFS boy turned magician and social media superstar, said he lost 'almost a million' followers after posting his support for Israel after October 7. (Photo: Julius Dein Management)

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