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Shiryn Ghermezian is a staff writer for The Algemeiner and a native New Yorker. She has a BA in English from the City University of New York's Queens College. Follow Shiryn on Twitter @ShirynGhermez.

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February 10, 2016 2:05 pm
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During Prison Term, ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice Crocheted Star of David for Jewish TV Host Andy Cohen

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice said on Tuesday that she crocheted a Jewish star onto a bookmark as a gift for Watch What...

February 10, 2016 2:02 pm
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Orthodox Jew Wounded in Brooklyn Stabbing Attack; Assailant Still at Large

An Orthodox Jew was stabbed while walking in the street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn on Wednesday, local blog Collive.com reported. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Yehuda Brikman,...

February 9, 2016 2:54 pm
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Man Wearing Tallit to New York Fashion Week Snapped by Vogue Mag

A man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl during New York Fashion Week caught the attention of Vogue and was featured in a photo spread published by...

February 9, 2016 2:06 pm
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T-Shirts Depicting British-Jewish Footballer as Hassid With Sidelocks ‘Spurs’ Club to Take Action Against Peddlers

The London-based Chelsea Football Club will reportedly take action to stop unofficial retailers from selling T-shirts featuring a player dressed as a Hassidic Jew, the UK's Jewish...

February 9, 2016 11:00 am
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Israeli Jogger Wounded in West Bank Palestinian Stabbing Attack

An Israeli from a Gush Etzion kibbutz was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack on Tuesday afternoon, while he was out jogging, Hebrew news sites...

February 8, 2016 5:07 pm
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Business Analyst Explains Why ‘You Will Work for Israel One Day’

A column published by business magazine Inc. noted that Israel's investment in tech research and development is giving it an edge over other countries. The Jewish state is among the three countries that "understand...

February 7, 2016 12:42 pm
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Social Experiment Reveals Unanimous Israeli Integrity, Kindness Towards ‘Blind’ Man (VIDEO)

A social experiment conducted in Israel recently showed Israelis unanimously helping a man who was posing as blind and appearing to have mistaken a large shekel...

February 7, 2016 11:50 am
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Bernie Sanders Jokes About Being ‘Too Jewish’ for America During ‘SNL’ Skit (VIDEO)

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders pretended to be a Jewish immigrant heading to America in a skit on Saturday Night Live this week. Sanders appeared alongside Seinfeld creator...

February 7, 2016 7:45 am
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King’s College London Says Students ‘Crossed Line’ in Anti-Israel Protest; Invites Lecturer Back

King's College London concluded on Friday that anti-Israel students who turned violent during a protest on campus last month went too far. The university said in a report that after conducting a "swift...

February 5, 2016 5:00 pm
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New York Post Clears Up Confusion Over Leonardo Dicaprio ‘Kabbalah’ Bracelet

The red bracelet actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been sporting around his wrist recently has nothing to do with Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical doctrine popular among...

February 4, 2016 4:02 pm
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Fatah Facebook Page Presents Murderers of Israeli Border Policewoman as ‘Role Models’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party on Wednesday praised the three terrorists who perpetrated the attack in east Jerusalem that left one Israeli Border Policewoman dead...

February 4, 2016 2:52 pm
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‘You’re a Dead Jew,’ Says One of Many Antisemitic Notes Placed in New York City Apartment Building

The New York City Police Department is investigating the source of several antisemitic notes found in an East Harlem apartment building over the past month, the New...

February 3, 2016 3:59 pm
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Israel Confirms Cooperation With US to Develop ‘Iron Dome’-Like Tunnel-Detecting System

Israel's Ministry of Defense confirmed this week that the US is providing $120 million over the next three years to help develop an underground system for detecting...

February 3, 2016 3:40 pm
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More Than 50 Headstones Vandalized in Indiana Jewish Cemetery

Groundskeepers at the Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery in Indiana discovered on Monday more than 50 toppled headstones, some badly damaged, according to the Indianapolis-based television...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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