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Texas Country Reporter
January 9, 2023
This Austin Burger Joint Blends Two Texas Cultures
Mo Pittle set out to capture his Jewish heritage and upbringing in El Paso on the menu of JewBoy Burgers.
Jewish Heritage
Pat’s Pick
July 12, 2022
Hamsa Is About as Close as You’ll Get to Eating in Tel Aviv
Named for the ancient symbol used to ward off danger, the Houston restaurant fuses traditional and modern Israeli cuisine to miraculous effect.
Texas Country Reporter
May 24, 2022
Three Brothers Bakery in Houston Is a Story of Survival
Founded by Holocaust survivors, the bakery is known for Jewish specialties rooted in 200-year-old family recipes.
Books
April 1, 2022
Texas Schools Shouldn’t Ban ‘Maus,’ They Should Teach It
Katy ISD is considering a ban on the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel about the Holocaust. Here’s what the book taught me.
Texas History
March 25, 2022
The Surprising, Fraught History of the Texan Jewish Experience
Galveston was once the Ellis Island of the South. But Jewish arrivals had to navigate a society marked by racial and religious politics.
Guides
February 1, 1997
CD and Book Reviews
Hot CDsMiss Lavelle White’s It Haven’t Been Easy (Antone’s/Discovery) is essentially a primer on modern blues. Houston-bred and currently Austin-based, White is equally comfortable with a soul ballad like the title song, an up-tempo scorcher like “Can’t Take It (I Don’t Give a Damn),” the self-explanatory “Wootie Boogie,” or a
Texas History
April 1, 1994
The Promised Land
We are sixth-generation Texans and we are Jews. My family’s history is an account of the price we have paid to be both.
Politics & Policy
July 1, 1989
On the Defensive
Jim Wright’s attorney Steve Susman is living proof that clients may lose, but lawyers don’t.
Business
December 1, 1985
The Fraying Empire of Bobby Sakowitz
Robert Sakowitz set out to be a retail Renaissance man. Like his hero Leonardo da Vinci, he was going to do everything. And he did—including something he never imagined: fail.