Events

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Hummus Full Trailer

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Hummus Full Trailer  Sunday, March 31 | 7:00 PM  Comedy | Directed by Asaf Kobrovsky   2022 Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 93 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Three shipping containers of illegal goods get mixed up in the port city of Haifa. Russian smugglers, ultra-Orthodox gun dealers and Arab traffickers scramble to undo […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: No Name Restaurant

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

No Name Restaurant  Monday, April 1 | 7:30 PM  Directed by Stefan Sarazin  Comedy | Directed by Stefan Sarazin and Peter Keller   2023 | Germany | English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles | 121 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Actor Luzer Twersky in attendance Alexandria, Egypt. To save the once largest Jewish community in […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Rabbi on the Block

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Rabbi on the Block   Tuesday, April 2 | 7:30 PM  Documentary | Directed by Brad Rothschild 2023 | USA | English | 88 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Director Brad Rothschild and Rabbi Tamar Manasseh in attendance In this engaging documentary, Tamar Menasseh, an African-American rabbi, mother and anti-gun violence advocate, brings her unusual background to […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Rabbi on the Block

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Rabbi on the Block   Teen Night: Wednesday, April 3 | 7:00 PM Documentary | Directed by Brad Rothschild 2023 | USA | English | 88 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Director Brad Rothschild and Rabbi Tamar Manasseh in attendance In this engaging documentary, Tamar Menasseh, an African-American rabbi, mother and anti-gun violence advocate, brings her unusual […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Love Gets a Room

Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX, United States

Love Gets a Room*  Wednesday, April 3 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Rodrigo Cortés   2022 | Spain/UK English | 103 Min. | Holocaust Museum Houston Warsaw Ghetto, 1942. Surrounded by starvation, cold and threatening Nazis, one dilapidated theater is alive with Jewish actors and musicians putting on a musical comedy for a […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Monkey House

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

CLOSING NIGHT  The Monkey House  Thursday, April 4 | 7:30 PM  Drama/Comedy | Directed by Avi Nesher 2023 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 128 Min. | Kaplan Theatre   Nominated for 11 Ophirs (Israeli Academy Awards), acclaimed director Avi Nesher’s intricate literary mystery follows a plot by forgotten novelist Amitay to resuscitate his […]

The Road to Eilat

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

A Film by Yona Rozenkier Israel | 1hr 45m | Hebrew Winner of Haggiag Award for best Israeli Feature - Jerusalem Film Festival Best Actor and Best Cinematography - Jerusalem Film Festival Nominated for 8 Ophir Awards including Best Picture Albert, an aging war veteran, brilliantly played by Shmuel Vilozni, makes a drunken bet: he […]

Have You Heard of This Dish? Moroccan Fish

Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX

Kick off the film festival with a flavorful culinary adventure inspired by the movie Seven Blessings! Join Chef Emily as she guides you in preparing traditional Moroccan fish, blending vibrant spices and cultural heritage in this hands-on cooking class. Advanced purchase required by March 17

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Opening Night: Seven Blessings

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Seven Blessings Drama | Directed by Ayelet Menahemi | 2023 | Israel | Hebrew, French, Moroccan with English subtitles | 111 minutes | Kaplan Theatre   Winner of 10 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars), including Best Picture, Ayelet Menahemi’s captivating drama about culture and forgiveness brings us inside an extended family celebrating the union of a Moroccan-Jewish […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Family Film: An American Tail

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Animation | Directed by Don Bluth | 1986 | USA | English | 80 minutes | At the J Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-nominated 1986 animated feature tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz, a mischievous Russian Jewish mouse who sails with his family to America in 1885 to escape antisemitism. With a beautiful score and star-studded […]