Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Fencers From Iraq, Kuwait Withdraw From International Competition to Avoid Facing Israeli Opponents
Athletes from the national fencing teams of Kuwait and Iraq pulled out of the 2023 International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Epee World Cup that concluded...
Steve McQueen’s 4-Hour Documentary on Nazi-Occupied Amsterdam Screens at Cannes Film Festival
Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, an almost four-and-a-half hour documentary about the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during World War II and the persecution of the city's...
Israeli Singer Ishay Ribo to Headline His First Concert at Madison Square Garden
Israeli Orthodox singer Ishay Ribo announced this week that he will headline his first concert in New York City’s Madison Square Garden in September. Ribo, 34,...
‘Israel is My Heart and My Home’: Gal Gadot Receives Award at LA Event Celebrating Israel’s 75th Independence Day
Israeli actress Gal Gadot and other Israeli-Americans were honored at Los Angeles' official celebration of Israel's 75th Independence Day on Wednesday night hosted by the...
Actress Debra Messing Talks About Facing Antisemitism, Hiding Her Jewish Identity Until Learning to Be a ‘Loud and Proud’ Jew
Jewish actress Debra Messing spoke openly about her Jewish heritage and the antisemitism she and her family faced living in Rhode Island during a recent...
Actress Joey King Gets Hebrew Tattoo in Nod to Israeli Cuisine
Jewish actress Joey King shared photos on Tuesday of her various excursions around Tel Aviv along with an image of her new Hebrew tattoo. "Me?! Have...
‘Rejoice in Knowing That it Belongs to The Jewish People’: Tel Aviv Museum Acquires World’s Earliest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible in Auction for $38.1 Million
The 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, was sold on Wednesday at Sotheby’s auction house in New York City for $38.1 million. The Hebrew Bible...
‘A Stain on The Soul of America’: Biden Calls Out Antisemitism in US at White House Event
President Joe Biden addressed the rise of antisemitism in the US at a White House event on Tuesday celebrating his recent declaration that May will...
Jewish Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes Files to Run for Congress to Represent Long Island District
Jewish Olympic gold medalist and figure skater Sarah Hughes officially filed to run for Congress on Monday as a Democrat to represent New York’s 4th...
Al Pacino Cast in Biopic Directed by Johnny Depp About Italian Jewish Artist Modigliani
The first round of casting has been revealed for a biopic directed by Johnny Depp about one of the greatest artists of the 20th century,...
Top English Soccer Team Arsenal Celebrates New Jewish Fan Club With Party at Home Stadium
The English Premier League soccer team Arsenal celebrated its new official club for Jewish supporters, called Jewish Gooners, with a party at Emirates Stadium on...
Holocaust Survivors Urge Tel Aviv Mayor to Pull Out of Christie’s Events After Auction House Sells Jewelry With Nazi Ties
A coalition of Holocaust survivors in the US has asked Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai to cancel the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's participation in...
‘Tasteless and Embarrassing’: Auschwitz Museum Criticizes Ice Cream Stand Outside Former Concentration Camp Entrance
An ice cream stand set up outside the former site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland has been slammed by the historical site's museum...
Backstreet Boys Singer Tells Israeli Fans ‘We’ll Be Back Soon’ After Gaza War Leads to Concert Cancelation
The pop group Backstreet Boys reassured their fans in Israel that they will return for another concert after they were forced to cancel their performance...
