Inspiring and entertaining, the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival annually 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 […]
Join us for opening night of the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival featuring Martin Fletcher and his book Teachers: The Ones I Can’t Forget. Throughout his legendary career as an NBC News foreign correspondent and bureau chief, Martin Fletcher was often tasked with encountering people on the worst days of their […]
Join us as we hear from Houston authors and inquire about their most recent writing endeavors, followed by a book signing. We will feature keynote speaker Alex Lazar and his book, Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report, in conversation with Dr. Stacey Rose, Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Baylor College […]
Join us in discussing David Biespiel's A Self-Portrait in the Year of High Commission of Love in conversation with Marilyn Hassid. Growing up in Houston, author David Biespiel was a fixture at the JCC. He returns to Book Festival with his debut novel, set in 1980s Houston. It focuses on two friends, a charmed teen […]
Join us for a thought-provoking program to discuss important moments in Israel’s 75-year history that have shaped the country and the Middle East. The evening will feature author Oren Kessler and his book Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict and author Uri Kaufman and his book Eighteen Days […]
Join us for a thought-provoking program to discuss important moments in Israel’s 75-year history that have shaped the country and the Middle East. The evening will feature author Oren Kessler and his book Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict and author Uri Kaufman and his book Eighteen Days […]
Announcing the Community Read for the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival! Community Read is a book club for the entire community. We invite book clubs and individual readers to unite in a shared literary experience. Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books Monday, November 6 6:15 PM Dinner | 7:30 PM […]
Join us for an in-depth conversation about Richard Hurowitz's In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust in conversation with David Bell, former Chair of the Holocaust Museum Houston. A deep dive into the lives of ten heroic individuals, none of them Jewish, who repeatedly risked […]
Join us for an in-depth conversation about Richard Hurowitz's In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Kehillah High, J Teens, BBYO and Helfman Religious School of Congregation Emanu El. A deep dive into the lives of […]
Join us as we hear from Fred Guttenberg, one of the authors of American Carnage: Shattering the Myths that Fuel Gun Violence, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality at Rice University as part of their Gray/Wawro lecture series. Fred Guttenberg is an activist, author and dad. He was […]
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