Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Unilever to Place Subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s Into Separate Division as Part of Restructuring
The British conglomerate Unilever announced a massive overhaul of its company on Monday that will include having its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's, which last year...
FIFA Called on to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Rules After Soccer Players, Officials Display Anti-Israel Behavior
A number of soccer players and officials breached multiple FIFA regulations by displaying anti-Israel behavior during and following last month's FIFA competitions in Doha, Qatar,...
‘Part of the Family’: Social Media Campaign Highlights ‘Righteous Rescuers’ Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, a unique social media initiative is putting a spotlight on the stories of the “Righteous Among Nations”...
Boston Museum Returns Painting Looted During World War II to Heirs of Former Jewish Owner
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has agreed to return a 17th century Dutch painting to the heirs of late Jewish collector Ferenc Chorin,...
Dutch Tourist Detained and Fined for Making Nazi Salute at Auschwitz Site
A Dutch tourist was detained and fined for making the Nazi salute at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Sunday, police said. The 29-year-old...
Auction Set for Nobel Prize Given to Late Jewish Physicist Who Was Saved From Nazis by Kindertransport
A Nobel Prize medal in chemistry won in 1998 by late Jewish physicist Walter Kohn, who was among the roughly 10,000 children saved from Nazi-occupied...
New Yad Vashem Online Exhibit Spotlights Jews Who Used Forged Documents, False Identities to Survive Holocaust
A new online exhibition unveiled on Friday by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remember Center in Israel, explores how some Jews managed to survive the...
NASA Veteran Gets Sweet Sendoff From Delta Flight Crew for Making Aliyah to Israel
Gerald Wittenstein, the CEO of NASA's International Space Systems who worked alongside American astronaut Neil Armstrong and developed half of Apollo 11's trajectories, made aliyah...
New York Senate Weighs Bill to Keep Public Funds Away From Israel Boycott Efforts
A bill winding through the New York Senate aims to do more to ensure the state does not contract with companies that boycott Israel. Introduced by...
German Online Streaming Star Faces Backlash for Selling Nazi Armband NFT
One of the most popular content creators on the video live streaming platform Twitch came under fire this week for promoting a non-fungible token (NFT)...
Israel Film Archive Makes Thousands of Titles Accessible Through New Website
The Jerusalem Cinematheque's Israel Film Archive has made its collection of original Israeli narratives and documentary films accessible to viewers from around the world with...
Israel’s National Library Obtains 90 Pages From One of Oldest Hebrew Texts Ever Printed
The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem announced on Tuesday the acquisition of 90 singular pages from one of the very first religious Jewish texts...
‘They Erased the Past’: Patrons of Major Hollywood Museum Question Omission of Jewish History
Some prominent members and donors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are asking why Jewish trailblazers who helped build the Hollywood industry...
Head of Major Israeli Talent Agency Explains Israel’s Global Success in Television
The founder of a leading talent and artist agency in Israel, which represents names attached to the popular shows "Fauda," "Our Boys," "Valley of Tears"...
