Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian

Ex-NBA Player Amare Stoudemire Keeps Up With Jewish Studies Playing in China for New Team
Former New York Knicks basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire is keeping up with his Jewish studies after moving to China to play for the Fujian Sturgeons...

UK Actor Sacha Baron Cohen Shares Honor of Golden Globes Nomination for ‘The Spy’ With Executed Israeli Agent Eli Cohen’s Family
British-Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated on Monday for a Golden Globe for his role as famous Israeli agent Eli Cohen in the Netflix...

New Marvel ‘Black Widow’ Trailer With Scarlett Johansson Features Israel Reference
A teaser trailer for Marvel's new film "Black Widow," starring Jewish actress Scarlett Johansson in the lead role, was released on Monday and suggests that...

Comedian Tiffany Haddish Throws Lavish ‘Black Mitzvah’ Party on Her 40th Birthday
Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday with a massive, star-studded "Black Mitzvah" party in Beverly Hills, California, the same day...

Thousands of Brazilians Take Part in Israeli Social Music Initiative
Thousands of Brazilians gathered on Sunday at Sao Paulo’s Estaiada Bridge to take part in a popular Israeli social musical initiative held for the first...

Tiffany Haddish Performs ‘Hava Nagila’ on ‘Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish performed an impromptu version of the popular Hebrew song “Hava Nagila” on Sunday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Haddish,...

Amazon Removes Christmas Ornaments With Auschwitz Image From Site Following Complaints
E-commerce giant Amazon on Sunday took down from its website Christmas ornaments on sale that featured images of the former Auschwitz concentration camp following complaints...

Jewish Actor Seth Rogen Talks About ‘Traumatic’ Experience Filming in Pittsburgh During Tree of Life Shooting
In a recent interview with The New York Jewish Week, Jewish comedic actor Seth Rogen opened up about filming his new movie "American Pickle" in...

Leonard Cohen’s Son Releases Posthumous Album of Legendary Singer’s Unfinished Work
The son of the late legendary Jewish singer Leonard Cohen released on Friday a posthumously-completed album of music left unfinished by his father. The new album,...

Egyptian Actor Responds to Backlash for Starring With Israeli Actress Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel
Egyptian actor Amr Waked took to Twitter on Sunday to defend himself after anti-Israel activists criticized him for starring alongside Israeli actress Gal Gadot in...

Jewish Actress Zoey Deutch Reflects on Her Bat Mitzvah Party and ‘Nightmare From Hell’ Dress
Actress Zoey Deutch's bat mitzvah celebration resulted in her never wanting to have a big party for any other milestone in her life, she said...

‘Hatikvah’ Played in Abu Dhabi After Israeli Wins Gold in Ju-Jitsu Competition
Israel’s national anthem "Hatikvah" was played in an Abu Dhabi arena on Saturday after Alon Leviev, 17, took home the gold in the junior category...

Israeli Eurovision Winner Netta Barzilai Surprises Couple at Wedding Impacted by Rocket Attacks
Israeli singer and 2018 Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai surprised a couple at their wedding in Beersheba this week after a string of rocket attacks from...

US Director Quentin Tarantino and Israeli Wife Daniella Pick Rent House in Tel Aviv
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, have leased a large house in Tel Aviv, sources told Globes. The couple,...