Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival

Join Us at the Festival from November 4-18, 2023!

Inspiring and entertaining, the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival delivers a variety of opportunities for the community to learn and experience Jewish literary, culture and performing arts. The Festival is one of the city’s leading cultural and literary events, attracting a large and varied audience of all ages and is recognized as one of the largest Jewish Book & Arts Festivals in the nation.

The 51st annual Festival features an outstanding line-up of authors and artists, offering fresh, interactive programming touching on a number of top-of-mind topics relevant to our daily lives.

Follow #JHouBookFest on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Support the J by purchasing your books online through Bookshop.org or during the Festival at the Jack Lapin Bookstore.

Browse the program below and click on the thumbnails for more information and tickets!

Underwritten By

Underwritten by the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation

Supported by the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Patron of the Arts, a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, and The Maurice Amado Foundation