Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
‘We Need More People Standing Up for Jews,’ Renowned Playwright David Mamet Says
David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish playwright, film director, author and screenwriter, called on Tuesday for more people to publicly defend Jews in the US. During...
‘Unorthodox’ Star Amit Rahav Shares Video of Transformation Into Character Yanky Shapiro
Israeli actor Amit Rahav, who stars as Yanky Shapiro in the Netflix mini-series "Unorthodox," posted on Instagram on Thursday a video that showed him getting...
Sacha Baron Cohen and Wife Isla Fisher Help Airlift Cargo of PPE to UK Healthcare Workers
British-Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Australian actress Isla Fisher, helped donate a cargo of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers in...
Actress Fran Drescher Says She Used Her ‘Chutzpah’ to Fight for ‘The Nanny’ to Be Jewish
American-Jewish actress Fran Drescher, star of the popular 1990s sitcom "The Nanny," said on Tuesday that she had to stand her ground in order to...
Jewish Family in Texas Turns Hundreds of Kippahs Into Face Masks for Local Homeless Community
A Jewish family in Houston, Texas, is collecting kippahs, also known as yarmulkes, and converting them into face masks to help protect the homeless population...
Israeli Actress Shira Haas Says She’s Amazed by Popularity of Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’
Israeli actress and star of Netflix's "Unorthodox" Shira Haas was shocked by how much the new mini-series was resonating with people around the world, she...
Actor Hugh Jackman Teaches Jimmy Fallon How to Braid and Bake Challah
Australian actor Hugh Jackman taught US late-night show host Jimmy Fallon how to bake challah as they both stood in their own kitchens during a...
Jewish Soup Kitchen, Brooklyn Judaica Store Offer Free Groceries to Parents Widowed by Coronavirus
The Borough Park, New York, branch of the Jewish non-profit soup kitchen and food pantry Masbia partnered with the owner of a local Judaica bookstore...
‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Hass Calls Her Survivor Grandmother on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israeli actress Shira Haas, the star of the new Netflix mini-series "Unorthodox," shared on Instagram a screenshot of her family's video call to her grandmother,...
Jewish Astronaut Jessica Meir Returns to Earth, Must Now Cope With Coronavirus Restrictions
Jewish NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and her colleagues came home to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, the first returning space mission...
Tel Aviv University Professor Granted US Patent for Coronavirus Vaccine Design
A professor at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for his innovative vaccine...
Israeli NBA Prospect Starts IDF Service Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Maccabi Tel Aviv forward and potential NBA draft pick Deni Avdija began his obligatory service in the IDF on April 1 as the Israel Basketball...
Jewish Actor Jack Black Sings Passover Song ‘Chad Gadya’ for Fans Locked Down by Coronavirus
US Jewish actor Jack Black sang the Passover tune "Chad Gadya" in a video he shared on Facebook last week for his fans to enjoy...
‘Saturday Night Passover Seder’ With Celebrities Raises Over $2.35 Million for CDC
A slew of celebrities gathered for a livestream Passover Seder on Saturday night that helped raise $2.35 million and counting for the Centers for Disease...
