Tom Houck would say he was writing a book: “Driving Dr. King.” He was playing off “Driving Miss Daisy,” penned by Atlantan Alfred Uhry, about a Black man, Hoke Colburn, who drives an older Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, loosely based on Uhry’s grandmother. Tom Houck loved the yin-yang imagery. As a 19-year-old, Tom had been […]
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New Year’s traditions weave past and present with hope for the future
By Maria Saporta Growing up, New Year’s was always the pinnacle for our family during the holidays. We didn’t celebrate Christmas because of our proud Jewish heritage, but we also didn’t celebrate Hanukkah because we were not practicing or observant Jews. So, from an early age, the holiday we really celebrated was New Year’s. My […]
