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.


Tzvi Hirsch Zvirgzde.

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier died defending Black Sea, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

 Michael Farca,  Jewish firefighter rescues torah scroll from burning NY synagogue, June 2025.

'A miracle': Jewish firefighter rescues torah scroll from burning NY synagogue

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a gala event on August 29, 2022, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland.

Orthodox slates claim nearly half of US votes in World Zionist Congress election


'Proud to be a Jew': Bringing Rabbi Sacks’ teachings to Israeli classrooms - interview

The brother of Rabbi Sacks, Alan Sacks, spoke to the Jerusalem Post about the new initiative to bring Rabbi Sacks’ teachings to Israel.

The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Violent antisemitic campus protester is member of Hamas al-Qassam brigade group chat

Bazrouk is a member of a chat group that received regular updates from the al-Qassam brigade's chief spokesperson, Abu Obeida.

 Abu Obaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019

'Sustained abuse': Family of Canadian student sue school board, teacher, for 'antisemitic bullying'

The suit lists examples of the abuse, including an incident where 40 students surrounded the student and directed antisemitic chants at them.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters protest outside Casa Loma where Gilad Erdan Israel's former UN ambassador and a potential future prime minister will be as he is honoured at by the Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) event The Crystal Ball Benefit in Toronto. May 27, 2025.

Canada quietly opens investigation into possible war crimes in Israel-Hamas war

The probe, which began quietly in early 2024, has not been publicly promoted.

 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada's federal police

Drunk man arrested after climbing French synagogue, removing Israeli flag

Poissy mayor Sandrine Dos Santos condemned "in the strongest terms the incident that occurred in a synagogue in Poissy."

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.

White House slams BBC for taking Hamas's word as 'total truth,' BBC denies claim

"The claim the BBC took down a story after reviewing footage is completely wrong," the British state broadcaster said in response to Leavitt.

Illustrative image of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Rabbi punched several times in stomach in Normandy, insulted in unknown language

David Hennequet, commander at the Deauville police station, told Ouest-France that the rabbi was struck by three drunken individuals at around 3:30pm.

 French CRS police stand guard in front of the church a day after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by a

'Suffering and scared': Boulder's Jewish community reels in aftermath of violent attack

"Violence against Jews is immoral and must end. Colorado must be a place where every Jew feels safe, supported, and free to live their authentic Jewish lives."

 Sam King crosses the street after affixing an Israeli flag to a street light near the scene of an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

Communal Iron Dome: Birthright Israel launches BEYOND app to connect alumni, create network

"This platform is a safe space for young adults, where they can connect over shared interests, professional opportunities, events, Shabbat dinners and more."

 Birthright Israel launches BEYOND app to connect alumni, create network.

School in Lyon set on fire, sprayed with antisemitic and pro-Palestine graffiti

"In Paris, synagogues and the Shoah Memorial: desecrated. In Lyon: a school set on fire and defaced with swastikas."

French police in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, August 31, 2019. (illustrative)