• A Conversation with Dr. Ivan Puš

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Jewish people who lived in late-19th century Central Eastern Europe experienced oppression on one hand and emancipation on the other hand, depending on the specific time and place. This was […]

  • 2022 Texas Poet Laureate Lupe Mendez

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, join us for a special reading by poet, writer, educator, and activist Lupe Mendez. Originally from Galveston, Texas, Lupe Mendez is the author of […]

  • Meet the Author: Gwen Strauss

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join us for an author talk, followed by a book signing, with Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine. Gwen Strauss is an award-winning children’s book author and poet, whose titles include Trail of Stones, The Night Shimmy, Ruth and the Green Book, and The Hiding Game. Her poetry, short stories and essays have appeared in […]

  • Citizen Illegal: An Evening with Poet José Olivarez

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, join us for a special reading by poet, educator, and performer José Olivarez. José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His debut book of poems, Citizen Illegal, was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Award and a winner of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize. It […]

  • A Conversation with Helen Epstein, Second Generation Author

    Zoom

    In 1979, Helen Epstein published Children of the Holocaust, one of the first books to examine the intergenerational transmission of trauma from Holocaust survivors to their children. In the four decades since its publication, Epstein has published 11 additional books (including Franci’s War, a memoir of her mother’s life, in 2020) and has served as a leading […]

  • TEATRX Presents: Sonia Flew by Melinda Lopez

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    In honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and determined to continue highlighting the diversity of the Latinx and its stories, TEATRX presents a touring production of "Sonia Flew," a play by Melinda Lopez. When war intrudes on her family following 9/11, Sonia, a Cuban immigrant raising two children with her Jewish husband in Minneapolis, must […]

  • CANCELED: Displacement and Art: Artist Talk with Jessica Carolina González

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Due to electrical issues, tonight’s program is canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Jessica Carolina González, first prize winner of the juried exhibition Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict, will present on the influence war and displacement has in her artwork and other parallels. Jessica Carolina González is a multidisciplinary artist from Houston, TX. She […]