Events

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Catskils

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

Documentary | Directed by Lex Gillespie | 2024 | USA | English | 86 minutes | Kaplan Theatre  Director Lex Gillespie in attendance for both screenings  Overflowing with nostalgic archival footage, this delightful documentary chronicles the rise, heyday and eventual decline of the so-called Borscht Belt—the storied mountain region north of New York City that […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Catskils

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

Documentary | Directed by Lex Gillespie | 2024 | USA | English | 86 minutes | Kaplan Theatre  Director Lex Gillespie in attendance for both screenings  Overflowing with nostalgic archival footage, this delightful documentary chronicles the rise, heyday and eventual decline of the so-called Borscht Belt—the storied mountain region north of New York City that […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Vishniac

MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas

Documentary | Directed by Laura Bialis | 2023 | USA | English | 93 minutes | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Wyatt Theater Preceded by remarks from Beth B. Schneider, MFAH Consulting Curator, Judaica Collection Best known for his now-iconic photographs documenting Eastern European Jewish communities before the Holocaust, Russian-born Roman Vishniac was […]

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

Celebrate Shabbat with your friends and family with open gym in the gymnastics center followed by Shabbat fun. Open gym will begin at 10:30 AM in the gymnastics center, followed by music and services at 11:30 AM in the atrium of the Samuels Family Community Pavilion. RSVPs are required and spaces are limited. Cost: $6/child […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Friday Night Lights

Maggiano’s Little Italy 2019 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Friday, March 28 | 7:00 PM | Maggiano’s Little Italy | 2019 Post Oak Blvd  Experience Shabbat in a sophisticated setting featuring a three-course dinner, paired with two short films. Sponsored in memory of Susan Farb Morris Advanced registration required    In The Garden of Tulips  Drama | Directed by Julia Elihu | 2023 | […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Bliss (Hemda)

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

Drama | Directed by Shemi Zarhin | 2024 | Israel | Hebrew, Arabic with English subtitles | 125 minutes | Kaplan Theatre   Renowned Israeli actors Sasson Gabai and Asi Levi play Sassi and Efi, an aging married couple burdened with multiple jobs and complications from their past lives. Despite a notable age gap, Sassi and […]

The Great Chametz Hunt

Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School (BAS) 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Grab your feathers, candles and spoons—it is time for a chametz search! It is customary to prepare for Passover by hiding chametz (bread products) around your house and then searching for them using a feather, candle and spoon. Kids will have the opportunity to find the hidden “chametz” around the playground and turn it in […]

Yes, Chef: Pickling 101

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

Discover the art of pickling and add a burst of flavor to your favorite dishes with our special "Crossing Delancey"-inspired pickling class! Led by Chef Emily Hersh, a culinary expert and fan favorite from "Hell’s Kitchen," this class is designed for food lovers of all skill levels. Whether you’re a pickling novice or a seasoned […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Golda’s War Diaries

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

Documentary | Directed by Yariv Mozer | 2023 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 73 minutes | Kaplan Theatre Archives from the Yom Kippur War, recently declassified after 50 years, challenge myths and perceptions about Prime Minister Golda Meir’s leadership during the critical conflict with Egyptian and Syrian forces. Memos and other contemporaneous […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: An Evening of Shorts

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

Director Julia Elihu in attendance Girl No. 60427  Drama | Directed by Shulamit Lifshitz | 2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 22 minutes  Tel Aviv, 1998. Reut finds her grandmother’s hidden Holocaust diary, transforming her carefree summer into a profound connection with her past. A true story from director Shulamit Lifshitz, a […]