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May 8, 2020
It is the Moments that Matter
On a recent Sunday, Aerin Kalmans (pictured below with her mother Elyse), a 20-year-old college sophomore who is currently back home in Houston, picked up the phone on behalf of the Federation to call a 93-year-old man she had never met. She was calling just to check in. “How much time do you have?” he asked. “All the time in the world—literally,” she replied.
Read MoreMay 4, 2020
Jewish Teens Struggling in the Coronavirus Era, Jewish Groups Extend a Lifeline
Makayla Wigder, a high school senior from Houston, had been looking forward to the prom, graduation and one last summer with her friends before leaving for college. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Now those plans appear highly unlikely to materialize.
Read MoreMay 3, 2020
Mensch Out Supports Federation & Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Appeal
This May, the Jewish community is receiving an extra burst of support from the Mensch Out campaign. Three communications firms joined forces to create Mensch Out to help Jewish-owned and Jewish-run restaurants, retailers, and businesses which are struggling during the COVID-19 Stay Home, Work Safe order.
READ MOREApril 28, 2020
Federation and Foundation Launch Joint Fundraising Appeal to Help Jewish Community Address COVID-19 Pandemic
To ensure Jewish life in Houston endures during this unprecedented time, the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and the Houston Jewish Community Foundation have partnered to launch a joint COVID-19 Emergency Appeal with an initial fundraising goal of $5 million.
Read MoreApril 20, 2020
Zikaron BaSalon 2020
Dr. Anna Steinberger shared her story of being a Holocaust Survivor virtually at the Federation's Zikaron BaSalon / Memories in the Living Room event which honors those lost in the Holocaust.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2020
More than 1,300 attend Federation’s Yom Limmud
More than 1,300 people of the Jewish community came together on Feb. 16 for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s 26th Annual Yom Limmud.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2020
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington D.C. with the Houston Federation delegation
Read MoreMarch 4, 2020
CRES Spring 2020 Event
On March 4 nearly 100 people gathered at McGovern Centennial Gardens for our first Commercial Real Estate Society event exclusively for Society members.
Read MoreAnnouncements
New CEO Announcement
July 28, 2021
The Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is pleased to announce that it has unanimously selected Renee Wizig-Barrios as the Federation’s next President & Chief Executive Officer.
READ MOREWe Stand as One
June 17, 2021
The board and staff had a lot of fun making this music video that so well encapsulates our Houston Jewish community.
Watch the Video