Events

Book Festival: Young Adult Night

Zinn Boardroom / Art Gallery 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX

Exclusive for Young Adults Ages 22 to 45 Join us for a discussion of Scott Simon's Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life presented with the Jerome Robinson Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Fear and uncertainty can often cause us to freeze, […]

Book Festival: Untold Stories: Debby Applegate and Christopher Gorham

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

Powerful women have always had a place in history. Join us for an intimate evening with two authors, Debby Applegate and Christopher Gorham, to learn how feminine trailblazers, subjects of their biographical books, made an imprint. Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age (Debby Applegate) How did a “nice Jewish girl” […]

Event Series Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

PJ Library

For Ages 0-9 Discover Debbie's Song: The Debbie Friedman Story with author Ellen Leventhal. Through vivid illustrations and expressive words, we learn that Debbie’s inspiration came from her time on a kibbutz where everyone worked, played and sang together. There, she fostered her passion for music to create Jewish songs everyone could sing. Weaving English […]

Book Festival: Writing Workshop

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

We all have important stories to share. Inspiration to write these stories can come from all parts of our lives, whether we want to write about our community, our families or ourselves. However, getting started and putting pen to paper is not always easy. Join Inprint, Houston’s leading literary arts nonprofit organization, at the Book […]

Event Series Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

PJ Library

For Ages 0-9 Discover Debbie's Song: The Debbie Friedman Story with author Ellen Leventhal. Through vivid illustrations and expressive words, we learn that Debbie’s inspiration came from her time on a kibbutz where everyone worked, played and sang together. There, she fostered her passion for music to create Jewish songs everyone could sing. Weaving English […]

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. Narrated by Academy-Award winning actor Jeremy Irons, The Books He Didn't Burn follows historian Timothy Ryback, who has studied these books for over a decade. […]

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 David Mikics. In 1951, the world was focused on the infamous trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg who were charged with atomic espionage. The presiding […]

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 of our panelists brings his or her own unique  perspective with a collective goal of discussing this issue from a variety of angles and how […]

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 returns to JBAF to explore the Talmud for its ideas about how to live a good life in the modern world. The host of Tablet […]

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 Joe Posnanski circles the bases, calling out 50 of the most exceptional moments in the history of the game. You’ll be transported back to the […]