Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
First Full-Length Album of Hasidic Melodies Sung by Women to Be Released in February
The first full-length album of wordless Jewish Hassidic melodies, known as niggunim, to be sung professionally by women will be released next month. Kapelya, which in...
Exhibit Listing Millions of Holocaust Victims to Go on Display at UN Headquarters
Jerusalem's World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Yad Vashem, and Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations will unveil a new installation at the United Nations headquarters...
Jewish Chicago Cubs Prospect Joins Team Israel Competing in World Baseball Classic
Chicago Cubs first baseman prospect Matt Mervis will compete as part of Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) that starts in March in...
British Soccer Team Investigates ‘Disturbing’ Antisemitic Incidents Surrounding Weekend Match
The British soccer team Arsenal said on Wednesday that it is investigating two incidents of alleged antisemitism that took place on Sunday as the team...
Contestant on UK’s ‘The Apprentice’ Apologizes for Selling Dagger With Nazi Swastika on Online Antiques Marketplace
A contestant from the new season of the reality television show The Apprentice in the United Kingdom apologized for selling Nazi memorabilia on his online antique...
Tickets for Rapper Travis Scott’s First Concert in Israel Gets Sold Out in One Day
All tickets for Travis Scott's upcoming concert in Israel at the Live Park amphitheater in Rishon LeZion sold out a mere 24 hours after the...
Jewish Comedian Violently Threatened, Called ‘Dirty Yid’ by Arsenal Soccer Fans in London Bar
A Jewish comedian was repeatedly verbally harassed and threatened on Sunday at a bar in the United Kingdom by fans of Britain's Arsenal soccer team...
‘Just The Simple Truth’: El Al Relaunches Program to Have Flight Personnel Share Israel’s Story With World
The Israeli airline carrier El Al announced that it has restarted a program that aims to teach people more about Israel and help them get...
Munch Painting Hid From Nazis in Norwegian Forest to Be Auctioned by Sothebys in Restitution Settlement
A famous painting by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch that was hidden from the Nazis in a barn in a Norwegian forest will be auctioned...
First Look Unveiled of Jewish Actress as British Singer Amy Winehouse in New Biopic
A sneak peak was released on Friday of Jewish actress Marisa Abela in character as the late British songstress Amy Winehouse from an upcoming biopic...
Christie’s Auction House Honors Nazi-Looted Art Restitution Efforts With Yearlong, Worldwide Series of Events
The world-renowned auction house Christie's recently announced that its restitution department will host a series of events throughout the year and around the world in...
Trailer Released for Limited Series About Dutch Secretary Who Hid Anne Frank and Family During World War II
A trailer was released this Sunday for the upcoming limited series A Small Light about Miep Gies, the Dutch secretary of Otto Frank — Anne Frank’s...
Hundreds of Personal Items Owned by Jews During World War II Found in Polish Home
Around 400 items that were believed to have been hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II were recently discovered during a house and...
Elvis Presley’s Only Child Lisa Marie, Who Had Jewish Roots, Dies at Age 54
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the "King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54 after...
