Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
New Drama Series From ‘Fauda’ Producer Centers on American Living in Kibbutz Who Defends Israel’s Borders
“Fauda” producer Maria Feldman and Israeli director Dror Shaul have collaborated to create a new series about an American who moves to a kibbutz and...
DC Comics to Release Comic Book With First Jewish Superhero in Over 40 Years
A young adult graphic novel from DC Comics starring a new Jewish superhero for Gotham City will go on sale next week. Willow Zimmerman is a...
Baby Giraffe Named ‘Honey’ Born at Zoo in Northern Israel Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Holiday
A baby giraffe born at a zoo in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel, was appropriately named Honey mere weeks before the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. A giraffe...
Last Remaining Footage of Polish Jewish Community Before Holocaust Premieres as Movie at Venice Film Festival
A film set to make its world premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival this week revolves around three minutes of a home video that...
Holocaust Survivor Reunites With Family of Soldier Who Gave Her Message of Hope After Auschwitz Liberation
A survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp used Twitter to find an American former soldier who gifted her an item 76 years ago that gave...
Kanye West Blasted for ‘Shameful’ Featuring of Antisemitic Rapper Jay Electronica on New Album ‘Donda’
Kanye West has come under fire for including rapper and antisemite Jay Electronica on his long-awaited album "Donda," which was released on Sunday. Rabbi Abraham Cooper,...
Amsterdam to Return Painting Sold During Nazi Occupation to Jewish Heirs
Amsterdam's city council has agreed to return a painting by famous Russian abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky that was sold under duress during the Nazi occupation...
Director Spike Lee Re-Edits 9/11 Docuseries After Facing Backlash for Including Interview With Antisemitic Conspiracy Theorist
Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee said Wednesday that he would revise his HBO documentary series about the September 11th terrorist attacks, after being criticized for featuring...
Six Israeli Artists Create Exclusive Apple Playlists to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Apple Music launched a new project in collaboration with Israeli singers that was inspired by the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. The music streaming service asked several...
Former BCBGeneration Creative Director Joyce Azria Credits Jewish Faith for Business ‘Edge’
For the designer Joyce Azria — the daughter of a fashion mogul, and a later-in-life adoptee of an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle — faith has been...
Filming Begins for Drama About Woman Leaving Orthodox Community Against Backdrop of Sukkot Holiday
Filming started in Italy on Monday for a film about a woman seeking to leave an Orthodox Jewish community ahead of the holiday of Sukkot,...
Mayim Bialik to Temporarily Fill in as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host: ‘There’s No Place I’d Rather Be’
Jewish actress Mayim Bialik will temporarily fill in as the host of the syndicated game show “Jeopardy!” after Mike Richards stepped down from the position...
NBA Player Meyers Leonard: ‘I Deserved to Be Punished’ for Antisemitic Slur, Opens Up About ‘Very Big Mistake’
NBA free agent Meyers Leonard opened up for the first time publicly last week about the backlash he received for saying an antisemitic slur earlier...
New ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Quits After Backlash to String of Past Derogatory Comments
Mike Richards "stepped down" as the new host of "Jeopardy!" on Friday, one day into filming the game show's new season and after the Anti-Defamation...
