Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
New Yorker Magazine Crossword Puts Negev Desert in ‘Palestine,’ With No Mention of Israel
The New Yorker magazine's online crossword puzzle on Wednesday described the Middle East's Negev Desert as covering "part of Palestine," issuing a correction to its...
AppleTV+ Reveals First Look of Glenn Close in Season 2 of Israeli Thriller ‘Tehran’ Premiering in Spring
AppleTV+ shared on Thursday the first image of actress Glenn Close in the upcoming second season of the Emmy Award-winning espionage thriller "Tehran." Close, a two-time...
Comic Book Stores Offer Free Copies of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ to Students After Tennessee School District Ban
Comic book store owners are offering to give students in Tennessee free copies of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust graphic novel that was recently banned by...
‘I Crossed the Line’: Former WWE Wrestler Apologizes for Promoting Holocaust Denial, Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
A former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler has expressed regret for antisemitic comments he made years prior that resurfaced on Twitter this week. "I apologize...
Artists Felt Unsafe, ‘Pressured’ as BDS Activists Targeted Sydney Festival, Director Says
The director of the 2022 Sydney Festival said some artists felt unsafe and "pressured" to withdraw from the event after it came under fire from...
Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From ‘The View’ for Two Weeks After Saying Holocaust Was ‘Not About Race’
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from "The View" for two weeks, one day after she drew criticism for asserting on the morning talk show that...
Whoopi Goldberg: ‘I Stand Corrected,’ the Holocaust ‘Was Indeed About Race’
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg issued an on-air apology Tuesday for asserting that the Holocaust was “not about race,” after several efforts since Monday to...
‘The View’ Co-Hosts Spar With Whoopi Goldberg for Asserting ‘the Holocaust Isn’t About Race’
Whoopi Goldberg received pushback on Monday from her fellow co-hosts on "The View" after repeatedly insisting on the morning talk show that the Holocaust was...
Golda Meir’s Teenage Home in Colorado Rededicated as Center for Jewish Learning
The home where Israel’s first female prime minister, the late Golda Meir, lived as a teenager in Denver, Colorado, was rededicated this month to serve...
France to Return 15 Nazi-Looted Works of Art to Jewish Owners, Including Chagall, Klimt Paintings
The National Assembly of France last week approved the return of 15 artworks stolen by Nazis during World War II to the heirs of the...
Barnes & Nobles Removes From Website Copies of Notorious Antisemitic Text Claiming Jews Seek World Domination
The Barnes & Nobles bookseller removed from its website earlier this week copies of an infamous antisemitic text that falsely claims Jewish leaders have plans...
‘Sex and the City’ Reboot Accused of ‘Bad Taste’ for Holocaust ‘Hoax’ Joke on Remembrance Day
Fans of the "Sex & The City" reboot "And Just Like That..." reacted on social media to the awkward timing of a comment denying the...
Actress Learns of Family Ties to Holocaust for the First Time in New Episode of Genealogy Series
Actress, producer and writer Pamela Adlon first discovered she had family members who were murdered in the Holocaust in Tuesday's episode of the PBS genealogy show...
Portraits of Seven Holocaust Survivors Go on Display at Buckingham Palace
The portraits of seven Holocaust survivors that were commissioned by the Prince of Wales have gone on display at Buckingham Palace in honor of International...
