Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
Anne Frank House Releases English Video Series About Fate of Young Diarist After Her Arrest
The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam will release an English-language video series on Thursday in which an actress playing the young Jewish diarist describes the...
Netflix Co-Founder Wears Tefillin for the First Time, Celebrates Bar Mitzvah
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph recently put on tefillin (phylacteries) for the first time with the help of two Jewish entrepreneurs interviewed on his podcast series...
Rapper Apologizes for Performing in T-Shirt Featuring Swastika
British rapper Slowthai apologized for wearing an "anti-fascist" T-shirt that featured the word “destroy” above a Nazi swastika during his performance at the Osheaga Music...
Orthodox Jewish Table Tennis Player Said Ridiculed by Partner’s Mother Over Modest Attire
The mother of a table tennis player who competed in a national competition verbally harassed her daughter's Orthodox Jewish doubles partner for wearing to the...
English Soccer Club Tottenham Hotspur Surprise Israeli, Palestinian Kids at Tel Aviv Training Session
Ahead of their match in Haifa over the weekend, four players on the English Premier League soccer club Tottenham Hotspur paid a surprise visit on...
LA’s ‘Scripted Israel’ to Introduce US Entertainment Execs to Top Israeli Talent
An upcoming Los Angeles initiative with give entertainment executives in the United States an opportunity to meet and work with creative minds from Israel, Deadline...
NBA’s Enes Kanter Freedom in Israel to Run Jerusalem Basketball Camp With ‘Jewish Jordan’ Tamir Goodman
Turkish NBA player and human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom landed in Israel on Thursday to lead a basketball camp in Jerusalem for Muslim, Jewish,...
UK’s Anne Frank Trust Promises ‘Action’ After Invite to ‘Antisemitic’ Workshop Speaker
The Anne Frank Trust UK said on Thursday that it will make improvements to fix a "real problem with due diligence and vetting processes," after...
Jack Black Says Passion for Acting Was Born at Passover Seder Hosted by Holocaust Survivor
Actor Jack Black said in a recent podcast interview that his interest in acting was piqued after attending a Passover seder as an eight-year-old. “We went...
Jewish Actress Mayim Bialik Signs Long-Term Deal to Continue Co-Hosting ‘Jeopardy!’
Jewish actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik has signed long-term deal with Sony Entertainment Pictures to become a permanent co-host of the popular syndicated television game...
Unilever Chief Tells Ben & Jerry’s Not to ‘Stray Into Geopolitics’ After Dispute Over Israel Boycott
The CEO of Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever said the ice cream-maker should refrain from getting involved in international relations and focus on other...
Holocaust Memorial in Berlin Vandalized With Swastikas, ‘Heil Hitler’ Graffiti
Two swastikas and the slogan "Heil Hitler" were found carved onto a concrete block that is part of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of...
Adam Sandler and Family to Star in Bat Mitzvah Comedy Based on Young Adult Novel
Jewish actor Adam Sandler will star in and produce a film adaption of a 2005 young adult novel by Fiona Rosenbloom called "You Are SO...
Israel’s Biggest-Budget Film About Egyptian Army’s 1948 Raid on Kibbutz Streams on Netflix
Israel's largest-budget film to date, inspired by true events surrounding the Egyptian Army’s deadly 1948 raid on the kibbutz Nitzanim, will premiere Friday on Netflix. Directed...
