MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.


 How Dov Forman used social media to tell of his great-grandmother's survival

How Dov Forman used social media to tell of his great-grandmother's survival - interview

 A sign at an entrance to the Free University in Berlin, Nov. 13, 2023.

Jewish student can take Berlin university to trial over failure to combat antisemitism, judge rules

 Nigerian school children.

Nigerian curriculum fosters peace but perpetuates harmful Jewish stereotypes, IMPACT-se finds


'Yahud' should be translated as Jews, not Israelis, experts tell 'Post' in light of BBC inquiry

The BBC stated there were no issues with translating Arab word Yahud as "Jews," "Israel," or “Israeli forces,” despite criticism from Arabic CAMERA earlier in 2025.

A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

'Just an agriculture minister': BBC news head implies Hamas gov't are politicians not terrorists

“Externally it’s often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it’s an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference.”

 Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs speaks at the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London, Britain, May 15, 2024.

'Someone tried to murder them': French Rabbi's house 'completely destroyed' in arson attack

While authorities continue to call it an arson attack, "no one wants to call it antisemitic," their daughter, Sarah Perets Lahiani, said.

 The front of the Rabbi's house after the arson attack.

'Dirty Jew': French rabbi attacked with glass bottle by fifth time antisemitic offender

The suspect is well-known to the justice system, and is not a first offender: "Since September, this is his fifth antisemitic attack targeting a rabbi."

 People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille,  in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

Columbia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, ADL programming amid battle with Trump admin.

Columbia's Interim President Claire Shipman stressed that there was "no place for intimidation, hateful language, or targeting of Jews or Israelis at Columbia."

 Protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil march in Manhattan the day after a US immigration judge ruled that Columbia student Khalil, who led pro Palestine student protests on campus last spring, can be deported, in New York City, New York, US, April 12, 2025.

Ireland refuses visas for Ramallah children planning to attend Gaelic Games summer camp

Claire Liddy, International spokesperson for GAA Palestine, told RTÉ Radio One on Tuesday that an appeal had been lodged.

 The Gaelic Games in Palestine (GAA-P) organization

'Deeply shocking': British soldiers dismissed after sharing graphic videos of Hamas on Oct 7

This footage depicted large numbers of dead people who appeared to be "civilians or unarmed people, lying in pools of blood, and it is quite apparent that they had been killed recently.

 THE SITE of the Nova music festival massacre.

One in six antisemitic incidents in Toronto schools are approved or started by teacher

A shocking report commissioned by the Canadian government reveals that nearly one in six antisemitic incidents in Ontario schools are linked to teachers or school-sanctioned activities.

 View of the Toronto District School Board.

UK should recognize Judaism as ethnicity as well as religion, Board of Deputies says

The BoD's new commision on antisemitism, released on Tuesday, explores barriers Jews face in the workplace, the arts, education and even in the health service.

 The Board of Deputies has launched a groundbreaking Commission on Antisemitism to be chaired by Lord John Mann and Penny Mordaunt.

Man arrested for urinating on Toronto synagogue while yelling antisemitic slurs

The arrest is part of a suspected hate-motivated Mischief investigation relating to the incident on June 4, 2025.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.