Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Passengers ‘Totally Overwhelmed’ by Encounter With Historian Deborah Lipstadt While Watching In-Flight Movie ‘Denial,’ Based on Her Infamous Libel Suit
A mother and daughter were left stunned this week by a surprise encounter with the subject of a film they were watching while on a...
Dallas Synagogue Named One of the ‘Best Things America Built in 2016’ by Slate Magazine
A synagogue in North Dallas that underwent a $34 million renovation last year was listed by Slate Magazine as one of "the best things America built...
IDF Reveals Model City Used to Train Cyber Defense Units
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on Monday one of the devices it uses to teach cyber defense units how to confront hacker-attacks. The IDF's C4I Directorate created a "Sim City," a platform on which there...
American Rock Trio Known for LGBT Activism Performs in Israel, Blasts BDS as Ignorant, Antisemitic
A member of an all-female alternative rock band from New York City bashed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement after her group performed its first concert in...
Aerosmith Guitarist Wishes Israelis ‘Happy Hanukkah’ With Rendition of ‘Hava Nagila’ Ahead of Performance in Jewish State
The lead guitarist for iconic American rock band Aerosmith wished Israelis a "Happy Hanukkah" on Thursday with a rendition of a well-known Jewish song ahead of his band's...
Muslim Teen Brushes Off Claims He’s a Hero for Helping Arrest Attacker Who Hit Jewish Woman
A Muslim teen who has drawn praise for helping police arrest a Brooklyn man who attacked a Jewish woman on Tuesday night was quick to announce...
Twittersphere Lights Up With Posthumous Hanukkah Photo of Late, Great Joan Rivers
The Twittersphere was surprised to see a photo posted on the page of the late comedienne Joan Rivers -- host of the E! network's popular...
Award-Winning Chef Who Learned Challah-Baking From Her Late Daughter Teaches Shoppers at Bloomingdale’s Art, Soul of Traditional Jewish Bread
An award-winning chef who led a challah-baking demonstration at the upscale New York City department store Bloomingdale's on Thursday evening, told The Algemeiner that the technique for creating the traditional braided...
Matisyahu Protégé Bursts Onto Music Scene With Hanukkah Gigs in New York City
An up-and-coming Jewish musician discovered by reggae star Matisyahu told The Algemeiner that he's looking forward to performing songs from his debut album in New York City this week...
Berlin Woman Who Has Spent 30 Years Spray-Painting Hearts Over Nazi Graffiti Said She Has No Intention of Stopping, Despite Police Warnings
A Berlin woman has spent the last three decades spray-painting over neo-Nazi and other forms of racist graffiti with images of hearts, CNN reported on Saturday. Irmela Schramm...
British Songwriter Taken to Court for YouTube Ditty Poking Fun at ‘Lying’ (((Survivors))) With ‘Fake Tattoos,’ Tales of Nazi Lampshades Made Out of Jewish Skin
A British songwriter notorious for her anti-Israel social media posts, is being sued for her latest ditty, which pokes fun at the Holocaust and its "lying"...
Variety Show Host Jimmy Kimmel Welcomes Back ‘Hanukkah Unicorn’ for Annual Holiday Skit, Dreidel Song
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" devoted a few minutes of Thursday night's program to an annual Hanukkah guest -- Gary, one of the ABC show's writers, who appears...
Reuters Photo of Hijab-Wearing Muslim With Bikini-Clad Jewish Counterpart at Tel Aviv Beach ‘Dispels the Notion of Israeli Apartheid,’ Blogger Says
An image included in Reuters' recently released "Pictures of the Year 2016" slideshow "dispels the notion of Israeli Apartheid," a blogger contended on Wednesday. The picture, taken by...
Jewish Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman Reveals She’s Been Quietly Dating NFL Player Who Asked Her Out Online
Jewish-American Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman revealed this week that she has been dating a pro-football player whom she met online, People magazine reported. On the red carpet at...
