Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Jewish Actor Joshua Malina Explains Hebrew Prayer He Says Every Morning
Actor Joshua Malina, who stars in the hit ABC series "Scandal," talked about Jewish prayer and Thanksgiving with his Twitter followers on Wednesday. Malina wrote, "I...
Jewish Professional Wrestler Calls Out Fellow Athlete for ‘Distasteful’ Hasidic Jew Gimmick
Jewish professional wrestler David Starr blasted a performer and fellow athlete last week for dressing up as a Hasidic Jew to gain attention and for comedic effect. Starr...
‘We’re Working Very Hard’ on Mideast Peace Plan, US Ambassador to Israel Says at ZOA Annual Dinner
JNS.org – Speaking exclusively with JNS.org, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Sunday night confirmed a report that a team from the Trump administration is drafting an...
New Film ‘1945’ Explores Post-Holocaust Hungary and Local Collaboration Against the Jews
A new Hungarian film depicting the post-WWII attitude toward Jews in the country premiered last week in New York. The movie, "1945," is set one year after the...
Actor Will Smith Visits Israel, Says ‘I Feel Honored to Be Here’
Actor Will Smith was seen at Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday. "It's a very spiritual, very powerful place," Smith, 49, told Israel's Arutz Sheva while visiting...
British Rocker Boy George Dons Star of David Outfit During Tel Aviv Concert, Blasts BDS Supporters
Music icon Boy George and his band started a world tour with a performance in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, which marked their first concert in...
Actor Jeffrey Tambor Says His Role on ‘Transparent’ Has Made Him ‘More Connected’ to His Jewish Roots
Jeffrey Tambor, the lead actor of the hit Amazon Prime series “Transparent," explained in a recent interview how his role in the show has made his feel...
At New York Awards Show, Orthodox Jewish Teen Star of Hit TV Series Thanks ‘Hashem,’ Says Religion Is the ‘Core of My Identity’
Jewish teen actor David Mazouz, who plays a young Bruce Wayne in the Fox series "Gotham," was honored on Sunday night for his accomplishments as...
Scarlett Johansson Acknowledges Feeling ‘Deeply Connected’ to Her Jewish Roots After Learning About Family Members Who Died in Warsaw Ghetto
American actress Scarlett Johansson's learned during Tuesday's episode of the PBS series "Finding Your Roots" that she had relatives who died in the Warsaw Ghetto. The show's host, historian Henry Louis...
‘I Feel Closer to My Religion,’ American-Jewish Actor Paul Rudd Says Upon Learning of Antisemitism His Grandfather Endured in London After World War II
American-Jewish actor Paul Rudd recently learned about the antisemitism his grandfather experienced in England following World War II. Rudd discovered facts about his family while taping an upcoming...
Israeli Hollywood Star Gal Gadot Reveals She Almost Quit Acting Before Getting ‘Wonder Woman’ Role
Israeli actress Gal Gadot nearly gave up on her acting career to stay in Israel with her family after continuously facing rejection from casting directors, she admitted in the...
Rapper Drake Holds Bar Mitzvah-Themed Birthday Party in Hollywood, Complete With Arcade Games, Candy Station and Photo Booth
Rapper Drake celebrated his 31st birthday with a bar mitzvah-themed party in Los Angeles on Monday. The half-Jewish, Toronto-born singer -- whose real name is Aubrey Drake...
Ivanka Trump Reveals She and Husband Jared Kushner Have a ‘Hidden Skill’ of Playing Matchmaker
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have a "secret talent" of playing matchmakers for their friends, she revealed during a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity on...
Filmmaker Faces Harsh Criticism for Claiming Chasidic Jews Were Killed in Holocaust Because They ‘Refused to Blend In’
Filmmaker Heidi Ewing faced a storm of criticism on Sunday for asserting that Chasidic Jews were targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust partially because they "refused...
