Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Disney to Highlight Jewish Stories, Employees and Fans in Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month
Disney announced that in May it will draw attention to more Jewish stories and also spotlight Jewish employees, consumers, and fans in honor of this...
Biden Proclaims May as Jewish-American Heritage Month, Calls on All Americans to Denounce Antisemitism
US President Joe Biden has proclaimed May 2023 as Jewish-American Heritage Month and urged Americans to condemn antisemitism and all forms of hatred. He also announced...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Gather on Capitol Hill to Back New Bill for Minted Coins Honoring Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir
Bipartisan American lawmakers as well as business and community leaders gathered for an event on Capitol Hill last week in support of a bill that...
‘Extremely Disappointing’: Rugby Organization Slammed for Ruling Israeli Team Disinvitation Was Not Discrimination
The international governing body for rugby, World Rugby, ruled that the South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) move to disinvite the Israeli team Tel Aviv Heat...
Jewish Actor Ben Platt Wears Star of David Necklace to 2023 Met Gala Before His Broadway Play About Lynched Jewish Man Gets 6 Tony Nods
Actor Ben Platt, who stars in a Broadway show about the true story a Jewish man falsely convicted and then lynched because of antisemitism, accessorized...
Barbra Streisand to Receive $1 Million ‘Jewish Nobel’, Donates Award Money to Non-Profit Groups Helping ‘Tikkun Olam’
Acclaimed Jewish singer, director and actress Barbra Streisand will be awarded the 10th annual Genesis Prize at a ceremony held in Los Angeles in October...
Auschwitz Museum Grants Holocaust Survivor First Access to Block Where He Was Imprisoned as Child
A Holocaust survivor recently became the first member of the public granted access by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum to enter the former Nazi concentration camp’s...
Adam Brody Joins Kristen Bell in Netflix Series About Nonbeliever Falling in Love With Rabbi
Adam Brody will join the cast of an upcoming, untitled comedy series for Netflix already starring Kristen Bell that is about an unlikely romantic relationship...
British Premier League Soccer Team Arsenal Launches Jewish Fan Group to Address Antisemitism Among Supporters
The English Premier League soccer team Arsenal launched this month a new fan group called Jewish Gooners as part of the club's efforts to combat...
Israeli Pop Singer Noa Kirel Tells President Herzog She Will Bring ‘Chutzpah’ to Eurovision Performance
Israeli pop singer Noa Kirel met President Isaac Herzog on Thursday before leaving for Britain to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest and told him...
‘Grandfather of Trash Television’ Longtime Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dies at 79
Jerry Springer, the longtime host of the raucous and controversial talk show bearing his name, died Thursday at his home in Chicago at the age...
‘We Have to Remember’: Cast and Crew of New Miniseries ‘A Small Light’ Talk About Holocaust-Era Heroism
The showrunners and cast members of the new National Geographic and Disney+ eight-part limited series A Small Light talked to The Algemeiner on Tuesday night...
Sports Governing Body Reviews Complaint by British Legal Group About Lebanese Runner Discriminating Against Israeli Opponent
The legal department of World Masters Athletics (WMA) said it is reviewing a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) regarding the actions of a...
German City of Dusseldorf Restitutes to Heirs of Jewish Gallery Owner Portrait From Mayor’s Office
The German city of Dusseldorf announced last week that it settled a long-standing dispute regarding a portrait in the city's possession that once belonged to...
