Michelle Citrin is known as the little girl with the big sound. It’s a description that fits. This petite musical sensation has made a name for herself with a prolific body of work, often playing on her Jewish roots. From holiday homages like “20 Things to Do With Matzah” to political parodies like “Call Your Zeyde,” Citrin’s a viral video hit and anything but a one note player. Jspace recently caught up with Citrin to discuss Schlep Labs, Obama, and how a hamster named Junior …More

Pro-Israel group StandWithUs is placing a series of seven ads along New York’s metro system this month, in response to an anti-Israel campaign launched earlier this year. The current anti-Israel ad campaign is sponsored by American Muslims for Palestine, and accuses the Jewish state of being an apartheid nation. The counter campaign, which focuses on presenting the positive strides Israel has achieved, is the third such counter campaign StandWithUs has had to launch in New York in recent years. Jspace …More

The chilling story of Richard Kuklinski, a contract killer notorious for freezing his victims to confuse time of death, is brought vividly to life in writer-director Ariel Vromen’s new film “The Iceman,” now in theaters. Between 1948 and 1986, Kuklinski killed between 100 and 250 people, while maintaining a suburbanite existence with his wife and two daughters. This dual life, and the peculiar moral compass he employs to maintain it, is ultimately his downfall. Jspace caught up with Vromen, an …More

The Cohen’s are as typical a Jewish family as their name except for one catch—they own a strip club. Shawney Cohen turns immigrant-does-good tale on its head with his examination of the effect of the business on his nice Jewish family. “The Manor,” screening at Canada’s Hot Docs film festival this week, is so painfully honest that the strippers aren’t the only one’s getting naked. Jspace caught up with the director to find out more about the intersection of Jewishness, …More

Chaim Potok’s 1972 novel, “My Name is Asher Lev,” resonated immediately with both Jewish and non-Jewish booklovers alike. The beloved story of a young man’s pull to the art world, despite his Hassidic upbringing, is still popular today, enjoying a resurgence thanks to a stage adaptation currently running off-Broadway. “Asher Lev” the play takes much of what Potok put into his original work, breathing life into the tale through imagery, costuming, and spoken word. Jspace …More

Nazi Germany in the spring of 1939 was not a place to be entered lightly. But American Jews Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus were determined to do it, and leave the country with 50 Jewish children. The pair, an ordinary couple, never intended to become heroes. Though plagued by anti-immigration policies and opposition within the Jewish community itself, their mission was successful, paving the way for some of the families of the children to immigrate as well. Documentary “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and …More

This is the final interview in a series of stories told by former IDF soldiers about their time in service and life in Israel, brought to you by StandWithUs and Jspace.com. Sharon was one of the 12 soldiers on StandWithUs’ 5th annual "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour, which reached 150 venues from February 17-March 2, 2013. Read more Soldier Stories on Jspace. Countless missiles are falling on Israel. It’s the Second Lebanon War, and IDF soldiers like Sharon, an instructor in a missile defense unit, are …More

This is the fifth in a series of stories told by former IDF soldiers about their time in service and life in Israel, brought to you by StandWithUs and Jspace.com. Shai was one of the 12 soldiers on StandWithUs’ 5th annual "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour, which reached 150 venues from February 17-March 2, 2013. Read more Soldier Stories on Jspace. Confronted by terrorists using children as human shields to avoid IDF fire, Shai still chose to hold human life above all else. Now 29 and living in Tel Aviv, Shai …More

This is the fourth in a series of stories told by former IDF soldiers about their time in service and life in Israel, brought to you by StandWithUs and Jspace.com. Lital was one of the 12 soldiers on StandWithUs’ 5th annual "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour, which reached 150 venues from February 17-March 2, 2013. Read more Soldier Stories on Jspace. Lital, now a 29-year-old Tel Aviv resident, was faced with the same choice as many Israeli teens. Enlisting in the IDF was a given, but where to serve provided a …More

This is the third in a series of stories told by former IDF soldiers about their time in service and life in Israel, brought to you by StandWithUs and Jspace.com. Jossi is one of the 12 soldiers on StandWithUs’ 5th annual "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour, currently coming to locations around the United States. Email jennifer@standwithus.com to find an engagement near you. Read more Soldier Stories on Jspace. As an openly gay serviceman, Jossi could have faced discrimination in the army. But because he served …More

This is the second in a series of stories told by former IDF soldiers about their time in service and life in Israel, brought to you by StandWithUs and Jspace.com. Ben is one of the 12 soldiers on StandWithUs’ 5th annual "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour, currently coming to locations around the United States. Email jennifer@standwithus.com to find an engagement near you. Read more Soldier Stories on Jspace. Intel comes in that a terrorist cell is shooting rockets from beside a mosque in Gaza. It’s …More

Sometimes, You Just Know People say life is all about the journey. That each of us is here for a reason, and that we are supposed to learn lessons along the way to becoming who we are meant to be. Tamir Goodman is the epitome these values, in both his basketball and Judaism. He has been through a very interesting journey so far. Sometimes, a person is born with a certain passion, one that is present at such an early age it cannot be ignored. When Goodman was about six, he watched his older brother play …More