I’m taping an episode of my Southern Fried Podcast with Judge Raymond Abramson of the Arkansas Court of Appeals when the subject of Delta Jews comes up. Abramson, who hails from Holly Grove, is among the last of the Delta Jewish lawyers. It’s a group that once included well-known attorneys such as David Solomon of Helena, Oscar Fendler of Blytheville, Kent Rubens of West Memphis and Eddie Grauman of Helena.
These nurses bake cakes and knit homemade quilts. They improve algorithms and lead multi-million dollar capital campaigns. They’ve been bedside during a pandemic for two years, dedicated to helping their patients and families. We salute them.