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HISD Continues To Shift COVID-19 Policies, As Teacher Angst Grows HISD has told principals that unless contact tracing shows a staff member is exposed to COVID-19 on campus, educator and school staff have to quarantine at home on their personal leave. December 16, 2020, 6:00 AM Over 100 educators formed a car caravan to protest how state leaders have allowed schools to reopen and to pressure them at the ballot box. It's been some comfort for Kendra Yarbrough Camarena this fall, that if she got sick or exposed to COVID-19, she wouldn't have to worry about using up her sick leave and would stil...

Houston Viola Society launches pop-up concerts across the city Members of the Houston Viola Society are fanning out through the city this weekend to bring music to neighborhoods. Lawrence Elizabeth Knox December 15, 2020Updated: December 16, 2020, 11:03 am Houston Viola Society's Laura Cividino and Rainey Weber play a duet. Photo: J. Luis Ramirez In the spirit of giving, the Houston Viola Society is sharing its time and talent with anyone and everyone eager to listen. This weekend, the community of professional, amateur and student violists - dedicated to promoting the instrument...

Three Brothers Bakery founder Sigmund Jucker dead at 98 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of10 Sigmund Jucker, one of the founders of Three Brothers Bakery, and his son Robert Jucker.Matthew White, Freelance / For the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of10 Sigmund Jucker, who with is two brothers founders of the iconic Three Brothers Bakery in 1949, died Dec. 11 at 98. He is the last surviving founder of a business that has been a cornerstone in Houston’s Jewish community for generations.Three Brothers Bakery / Three Brothers BakeryShow MoreShow Less 3of10 Sigmund Jucker, one of the original founding brothe...

But one father is on a mission to make decorating for Hanukkah more popular. Philip Grosman started putting out lights for Hanukkah a few years ago at his home in Meyerland. Over the years it has grown bigger and bigger, with inflatables, wooden dreidels, even giant gelt added to the lawn. He even has a button so people can listen to Hanukkah music while they enjoy the display. If you want to check it out in person, you can visit the 5100 block of Carew St, Houston, TX 77096. You can also check it out on Instagram at www.instagram.com/hanukkahhouse.

'What can we be grateful for?' Chanukah Hop Houston lights up dark time FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Max, 6, and Charlotte, 2, Davis excitedly tend to yard decorations. Their family is participating in a driving tour of decorated homes called the Chanukah Hop Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of6 The Davis family is one of eight to sign up for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s inaugural event.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of6 Six-year-old Max Davis watches an inflatable menorah fill with air as t...