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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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May 1, 2024 10:56 am
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Author Seeks to Combat Misperceptions About Orthodox Jewish Community With New Novel

Accurate representation of the religious Jewish community is more important now more than ever amid a record surge in antisemitism since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre...

April 22, 2024 12:21 pm
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Anti-Israel Protesters Interrupt Chelsea Handler Comedy Show Because of Her Support for Jewish State

Several women interrupted Chelsea Handler’s comedy show in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday night in a coordinated effort to protest the Jewish comedian's support for Israel...

April 22, 2024 10:00 am
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Mohamed Hadid Apologizes for Sending Racist, Homophobic Messages to US Rep. Ritchie Torres for Supporting Israel

Real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, who is also the father of models Gigi and Bella Hadid, continued to rail against US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)...

April 19, 2024 12:07 pm
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Cultural Center Backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Plans to Produce Films About Attack on Israel

The Ravayat-e Fath Foundation — a Tehran-based cultural center sponsored by the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a US-designated terrorist organization — plans...

April 19, 2024 10:00 am
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Amazon Pulls Book by Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Referencing Oct. 7 Attacks After UK Lawyers Intervene

Amazon is no longer selling a book by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after being informed by a group of pro-Israel lawyers in the United Kingdom...

April 18, 2024 11:21 am
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New Play Opening in NY Recounts Verbatim Testimonies From Oct. 7 Survivors, Families of Victims

A trailer was released on Wednesday for a play opening in New York next month that is comprised entirely of eyewitness accounts of Hamas' Oct....

April 18, 2024 9:27 am
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Anti-Israel Activists Protest Outside US, Israeli Pavilions at Venice Biennale, Accuse Jewish State of Genocide

Anti-Israel protesters who gathered in front of the American and Israeli pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale on Wednesday condemned US support for Israel and...

April 17, 2024 10:52 am
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Time Magazine Includes Mother of Hamas Hostage in 2024 List of ‘100 Most Influential People’

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose 23-year-old Israeli-American son is still being held hostage by Hamas terrorists following the Oct. 7 attacks in southern Israel, has been included...

April 17, 2024 10:37 am
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New Marketing Agency Connects Pro-Israel Brands With Influencers Who Received Backlash for Supporting Jewish State

A new marketing agency based in Tel Aviv that launched on Wednesday was established to help forge new relationships between Jewish and Israeli brands and...

April 16, 2024 12:18 pm
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Movie ‘Irene’s Vow,’ About Maid Hiding Jews in Nazi Officer’s Basement During Holocaust, Opens in US

A film about the true story of a Polish Catholic woman who risked her life to hide 12 Jews from the Nazis during World War...

April 16, 2024 11:58 am
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Israeli Actress Plays Mary in New Biblical Film About Jesus’s Mother Also Starring Anthony Hopkins

Israeli actress Noa Cohen is starring as the title character in the new film Mary, which follows her New Testament life story including the birth...

April 16, 2024 11:42 am
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Artist Delays Opening of Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale Until Gaza Ceasefire, Hostages Released

The artist and curators representing Israel at the 60th Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday their decision not to open the nation's pavilion until the Jewish...

April 12, 2024 2:18 pm
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Disney Says Fired ‘Mandalorian’ Actress ‘Grotesquely Trivialized the Holocaust,’ Calls for Lawsuit Dismissal

The Walt Disney Company filed a motion on Tuesday night to dismiss a wrongful discharge and sex discrimination lawsuit filed by actress Gina Carano, who...

April 12, 2024 10:52 am
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‘The Nazis Did Not Win!’: 100-Year-Old Auschwitz Survivor Becomes Great-Great-Grandmother

Lily Ebert, an author and a survivor of the Nazis' Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, became a great-great-grandmother this week at the age of 100. Ebert's great-grandson, Dov...

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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