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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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International Criminal Court

Ritchie Torres to vote for sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Torres joins President Joe Biden in decrying ICC decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has announced his intent to vote for sanctions against the International Criminal Court over its decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership figures. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Children on their way to Disneyland Paris as part of the Magical Taxi Tour. (Photo: Nicky Bamber and Chris Mathison)

Meet the Jewish philanthropist who has taken thousands of sick kids to Disneyland

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Orthodox Jewish singles are up against many challenges when it comes to finding a spouse, according to a new report by the Orthodox Union's Center for Communal Research. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Inside the matchmaking crisis rocking the US Orthodox community

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Zach Margs is taking Jewish Instagram by storm, one comedy sketch at a time. (Photos: Tania Margolin. Collage: Jordi Pol)

Inside the hysterical world of Zach Margs’ Israeli parodies

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More from Eliana Jordan

Israel calls Irish president’s claim it wants to build settlements in Egypt ‘lies’

Chief Rabbi of Ireland says the claim is ‘baffling’ and helps explain why Israeli foreign ministry closed Dublin embassy

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December 20, 2024 11:13

Michael D.Higgins, the Irish President, has been accused of spreading lies after saying Israel is trying to establish settlements in Egypt (Photo: Getty Images)

Egypt revises textbooks to remove antisemitic and anti-Israel content

Impact-se finds improved attitudes towards Jews among Egyptian schoolchildren after revised textbooks

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December 19, 2024 16:59

Students sit in class at a school in el-Arish city in Egypt. Egyptian textbooks for younger grades have been revised to exclude antisemitic depictions of Jews. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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

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December 19, 2024 15:18

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)

How public menorahs became the most recognisable symbol of Chanukah

The rise and rise of the public menorah has transformed our experience of Chanukah

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December 19, 2024 13:28

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

Switzerland bans Hamas and Hezbollah

The traditionally neutral country has voted to outlaw the terrorist organisations

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December 19, 2024 11:12

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

King Charles to visit Auschwitz for 80th liberation anniversary

It will mark the king’s second visit to the notorious death camp

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December 18, 2024 14:01

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)

London institution Motcombs has opened in St. John’s Wood

The JC visits the Belgravia stalwart’s first sibling in NW8

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December 16, 2024 21:02

Theatre of food: Dover Sole filleted for you Photo: Eloise Longstaff (nee Evans)

‘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)

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