Events

Book Festival: Film

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

Can literature provide a handbook for mass murder? Adolph Hitler is better known for burning books than collecting them, but by the end of his life, he owned 16,000 books. […]

Book Festival: Martin J. Siegel 

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

Join us in a discussion of Martin J. Siegel's Judgment and Mercy: The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs with University of Houston English/History Professor […]

Book Festival: Book Banning Education Panel

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

This year’s Festival will be covering the timely issue of book banning. Books are at the center of this illuminating panel discussion on censorship and its effects on society. Each […]

Book Festival: Liel Leibovitz

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

Join us for Dinner & Learn surrounding Liel Leibovitz's How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book. With humor and passion, Liel Leibovitz […]

Book Festival: Joe Posnanski

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

Join us for a special sports-focused program featuring author Joe Posnanski and his book Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments. These days Houston LOVES baseball! Celebrated sportswriter […]

Book Festival: Chanie Apfelbaum

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

Join us for a special program featuring popular blogger Chanie Apfelbaum and her kosher cookbook Totally Kosher: Tradition with a Twist! 150+ Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day: A […]

Book Festival: Book Lovers Lunch

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

Join us for lunch with friends and these two incredible historical fiction novelists with unforgettable stories. Jennifer Roser  Once We Were Home: A Novel   When your past is stolen, […]

Book Festival: Museum of Fine Arts Tour

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

Join us for a docent-led tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston based on the artwork and artists featured in The Lioness of Boston. The tour will feature artwork […]

Book Festival Closing Night: Michael Schulman

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

Join us for closing night of the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival featuring Michael Schulman and his book Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat […]

Community Engagement Day with Student Researchers in Judaica

Congregation Beth Yeshrun 4525 Beechnut Street, Houston, United States

Come to an open house and visit with graduate students about their research highlighting the rich, contextual history preserved in select objects in the Mollie & Louis Kaplan Museum of […]