Events

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Bella!

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

Bella!  Wednesday, March 27 | 1:00 PM  Documentary | Directed by Jeff L. Lieberman 2023 | USA | English | 102 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Guest Speaker Leandra Zarnow, author of Battling Bella, in attendance Bella Abzug, daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a pivotal and trailblazing figure in 1970s politics. With her successful campaign for U.S. […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Simone: Woman of the Century

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

WOMEN’S NIGHT   Simone: Woman of the Century Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Oliver Dahan 2022 | France | French, with English subtitles | 135 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Consul General of France in Houston Valérie Baraban in attendance  Renowned French stateswoman and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil led the fight […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Artist’s Daughter

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

The Artist’s Daughter* Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 PM  Documentary | Directed by Margarita Linton and Yaniv Linton   2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 60 Min.   The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Brown Auditorium Theater Director Margarita Linton in attendance for Virtual Q&A following film Long estranged from her […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Martha Liebermann

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

Martha Liebermann*  Thursday, March 28 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Stefan Bühling  2022 Germany | German with English subtitles | 88 Min.   The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Brown Auditorium Theater This award-winning film is the true story of Martha Liebermann, widow of towering German Jewish impressionist painter, Max Liebermann. In […]

School’s Out Camp

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

School’s out, so let’s have some fun at the J! Kindergarten through 5th graders will stay active with counselor-led activities, camp crafts and board games plus tons of fun in the art studio, gymnastics center and aquatics complex. Camp hours are 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM and PM Care is available from 3:30 PM - […]

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Houston Gymnastics Center 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Celebrate Shabbat with your friends and family with open gym in the gymnastics center followed by musical services. 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: $5 […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Matchmaking

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

Matchmaking  Saturday, March 30 | 8:30 PM  Comedy | Directed by Erez Tadmor  2022 | Israel Hebrew with English subtitles | 98 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Moti Bernstein (Amit Rahav from Netflix’s Unorthodox) is the son every mother wants, the ideal Yeshiva student, and the perfect match for every young Ashkenazi bride. But he falls […]

The Great Chametz Search

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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 a park and turn it in […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Shorts from Israel: A Tribute to Yahav Winner

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

Shorts from Israel: A Tribute to Yahav Winner   This program is a tribute to filmmaker of The Boy, Yahav Winner, a victim of the attacks on October 7. The film, The Boy will be introduced by our Shlichim, Shoshi and Harel Bassan, and followed by a brief live music performance.   Sunday, March 31 | […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Generation 1.5

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

Generation 1.5  Sunday, March 31 | 4:00 PM  Documentary | Directed by Roman Shumunov   2023 | Israel | Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles | 80 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Over one million immigrants from the former Soviet Union arrived in Israel during the 1990’s. Generation 1.5 – those who made aliyah as children […]