Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
106-Year-Old Woman Who Served as Notrious Nazi Joseph Goebbels’ Personal Assistant, Found Dead in Munich Home
The 106-year-old woman who served for three years as infamous Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels' stenographer and personal assistant died in her sleep in her Munich home on...
Steven Spielberg Launches World-Wide Search for ‘Jewish-Italian’ Boy to Star in New Film
Auditions are underway around the world for the lead role in director Steven Spielberg's new film, "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara," based on the 1997 book...
NASCAR’s Alon Day Says His Success Has Changed the Way Israel Perceives Racing
An Israeli NASCAR driver has asserted that his success has changed his country's perception of motorsports. Alon Day, 25, told reporters at a press conference this week that when he was...
Orthodox Contestant on ‘Jeopardy College Championship’ Says ‘Rigorous, Religious-Secular’ Yeshiva Curriculum Prepared Him Well for Trivia ‘Cramming’
An Orthodox Jewish contestant competing in this year’s “College Championship” of the hit TV trivia quiz show “Jeopardy!” told The Algemeiner on Wednesday that his...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: New Film Documents ‘Butterfly Project’ to Honor Each of 1.5 Million Children Killed by Hitler
A documentary about a unique memorial for the children who perished at the hands of the Nazis premiered at the Manhattan Jewish Community Center this...
Free Kosher Chicken Soup Service for Ailing California Students Gets Rave Reviews From Jewish Mothers
A service created by a Chabad couple in California, which provides free, homemade kosher chicken soup to ill students and members of the local community, is...
Yiddish Theater in Romania Fights to Stay Alive, Despite Dwindling Number of People Familiar With Former Lingua Franca of Eastern European Jewry
One of the last vestiges of Romania's formerly large and flourishing Jewish community -- a theater that puts on plays in Yiddish -- is struggling to...
Apologetic International Footwear Company Recalls Winter Boots With Swastika Treads
A California-based company has apologized for and recalled a line of boots with treads shaped like swastikas, after a customer posted a photo of the...
Forbes Contributor: Israel ‘Might Have Best Restaurant Scene in the World’
Israel may have the "best restaurant scene in the world," a Forbes magazine contributor declared Thursday. "Fine dining has given way to fun dining" in recent years, noted veteran world...
Harper’s Bazaar Ranks Israel Among Top Travel Destinations for 2017; Warns Against ‘Unfortunate Mistake’ of Calling Country ‘War-Torn’
"It would be an unfortunate mistake to fearfully paint [Israel's] complicated politics as war-torn," the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar said, in describing its decision to rank...
Meryl Streep Attacked on Social Media for Failing to Name Israel at Golden Globes When Pointing Out Natalie Portman’s Birthplace
Mega movie star Meryl Streep was attacked as an "anti-Zionist" on social media this week for referring to fellow actress Natalie Portman's birthplace as "Jerusalem," without mentioning Israel. At...
Berlin Landmark Lights Up With Israeli Flag in Solidarity With Victims of Jerusalem Truck-Ramming Attack
Berlin's famed Brandenburg Gate was lit up with an Israeli flag on Monday in a show of solidarity with the victims of Sunday's truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem, which...
Muslim Teen Honored by Community, Religious Leaders for Chasing Attacker of Jewish Woman on New York City Subway
A Muslim teenager from Brooklyn was honored by political, community and religious leaders on Friday for assisting in the arrest of a man who attacked...
Former Porn Star, Jewish Convert Jenna Jameson Defends Israel, Blasts ‘Non-Existant Palestine,’ Islam on Twitter
Former porn star Jenna Jameson will not be deterred from expressing support for Israel despite the abusive messages she has been receiving on Twitter over the past...
