Events

Authors in Conversation: Heather Cabot

A must-read guide for small business owners navigating a critical turning point: when you either level up or give up!  This book shares the persistence and creativity of Stacey Abrams and her friend, Lara Hodgson, as entrepreneurs. They share their secrets to starting and scaling a small business and overcoming many relatable obstacles with Heather […]

Authors in Conversation: Daniel Levin

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

Stunning photography and fascinating stories document the work of Ammon Weinstein, an Israeli master violin maker, who restored instruments that survived the Holocaust. The photos highlight Weinstein’s Violins of Hope project, which returns these violins, once silenced, to the finest Symphony Halls.

Authors in Conversation: Shannon Sarna

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

Author talk and demo: Join us for an author talk with Shannon Sarna, the author of “Modern Jewish Comfort Food”, a chef that has won over the hearts of the Houston Jewish Community. She will demonstrate how to make the perfect knish, while you get to sample your own, followed by a beautifully catered reception that will include […]

Authors in Conversation: Susan Weidman Schneider

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

Join us for an author talk with Susan Weidman Schneider, author of Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine. Dinner: 6:30 PM | Author Event: 7:30 PM These short stories represent the widest range of Jewish feminist fiction.  Sharing numerous points of view, these stories will resonate with your own experience or share a […]

Author Talk with Sandi Wisenberg

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

Join us for an evening with Sandi Wisenberg speaking on her new book The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home, winner of the 2022 Juniper Prize in nonfiction from University of Massachusetts Press. Southern Review of Books writes, “A reader doesn’t have to be a Jewish feminist of a certain age to find something […]