Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
First TV Series About Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘Bibi,’ to Be Penned by Emmy-Winning Writer
Two-time Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Kirk Ellis has been signed by the global production and distribution company Fremantle to write the screenplay for the new TV...
Jeremy Piven on Performing Stand-Up Comedy in Israel: ‘It Was the Best Set I Ever Had’
Jewish American comic and actor Jeremy Piven performed his best stand-up act ever when he was in Israel last year, he said on Wednesday. The "Entourage"...
Texas Holocaust Survivor Celebrates 100th Birthday With Drive-By Car Parade
A Holocaust survivor in Texas was surprised with a parade of drive-by visitors on Sunday in honor of his 100th birthday. A procession of cars and...
Ben Platt Says Performing Live From Radio City Music Hall Was Like ‘Best Bar Mitzvah’
Tony Award-winning Jewish actor and singer Ben Platt talked in a recent interview about his experience performing at New York City's iconic Radio City Music...
Actor Billy Crystal Raises Kiddush Cup From His Bar Mitzvah in ‘Virtual L’Chaim’ to COVID-19 First Responders
Jewish actor and comedian Billy Crystal hosted a live "Virtual L'Chaim" event on Wednesday night in honor of first responders who have been on the...
Ben Stiller Remembers Late Father, Comedian Jerry Stiller, as ‘Very Loving Dad’
Jewish actor and director Ben Stiller recently opened up about what it was like to have legendary comedian Jerry Stiller as his father, and what...
Actress Courteney Cox Surprises Jewish Fan After His ‘Friends’-Themed Bar Mitzvah Gets Canceled
"Friends" star Courteney Cox surprised a Jewish teenager who was a major fan of the hit sitcom on Monday's at-home episode of "The Late Late...
TikTok Video Mocking Holocaust Tattoos on Jews Gets Over 600,000 Views
An antisemitic video that jokes about the tattoos given to prisoners at Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust has been viewed over 600,000 times on...
Actress Gal Gadot Quotes Late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Message to 2020 Graduates
Israeli actress Gal Gadot cited on Saturday the late Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth and first female prime minister, in an inspiring message for students graduating...
Israeli Embassy in Washington Hosts Star-Studded Virtual Independence Day Party
The Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC, hosted on Thursday evening an "all-star" virtual celebration in honor of the country's Independence Day. More than 50,000 viewers...
Hasidic Cantors Sing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ for Health Workers in New York
Two Hasidic cantors sang the national anthem of the United States outside a hospital in New York City on Tuesday in honor of frontline medical...
‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Haas Weighs in on Potential Followup to Netflix Mini-Series
Israeli actress Shira Haas recently shared her thoughts on a potential followup to the hit Netflix mini-series "Unorthodox," in which she stars as an ultra-Orthodox...
Tributes Pour in for Legendary Jewish Actor and Comedian Jerry Stiller: ‘His Comedy Will Live Forever’
A number of Hollywood stars have paid tribute on social media to Jerry Stiller, best known for his roles on the sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “The...
Trilingual Rendition of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Helps Raise Over $1 Million for United Hatzalah of Israel
A new version of Leonard Cohen’s iconic song “Hallelujah" was released on Sunday as part of an effort to support the emergency first-response organization United...
