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New Mexico tax credits for news publications featured by Seattle Times
If New Mexico's governor signs new legislation, it will give local newspapers, broadcasters and online outlets tax credits worth up to $15,000 per journalist
New Mexico Jewish Journal
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MARCH 1, 2026 ~ NM JEWISH JOURNAL ~ 12 ADAR 5786
EDITOR'S MESSAGE: Key Questions for our Community. In the early hours of Saturday, February 28th, while most Americans were absorbed by the Epstein saga, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint strike against Iran. By Saturday afternoon, a heightened security alert had been issued to Jewish institutions
February 18, 2026 Newsletter
February 18, 2026 ~ NM JEWISH JOURNAL ~ ADAR 5786
As of today, February 18th, we enter the joyful month of Adar in the Hebrew year of 5786. This means Purim is just around the corner, starting at sundown on Monday, March 2, followed soon by Passover on the evening of April 1st. The USA will celebrate its 250th birthday
Interfaith Relations
My Relationship Wasn’t Great, But His Father Changed My Life
Personal Essay
New Mexican by Proxy or How My Soul Came to Belong to New Mexico
by Corinne Joy Brown Citizens of New Mexico fascinate me. Native Americans, settlers, adventurers, retirees, and transplants. People who arrived by accident and others who came for a reason. Some who thought they were merely passing through, then realized, decades later, they never left. Let’s not leave out the
Community News
Klezmer Music and Dance: How an Old Jewish Art Form Finds Joyous Life at KlezmerQuerque
By Randall Edmunds In a time when old musical traditions from around the world have seen renewed interest, none has received as much attention and energy as klezmer. Almost lost because of cultural upheaval and assimilation, klezmer today is a dynamic, evolving art form. Nowhere is that evolution more joyfully
Arts Review
Breakthrough Musical Theatre: Metropolitan Opera's The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay
By Judith Fein It is very rare that I weep in the dark because I am so moved, hold my breath from the brilliance of a production, or watch an almost three-hour show and immediately want to see it again. And I can’t recall whispering, “How did they do
Arts Feature
Rachel Cockerell’s Melting Point: The Galveston Movement of 1907-1914
by Dianne R. Layden, Ph.D. In her remarkable first book, Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land, Rachel Cockerell presents history and memoir in an experimental format in which original source material, with all its nuances, is presented as historical context – the search in the
Hidden in Plain Sight
Hidden in Plain Sight, Unearthing the Subterranean Mikveh of Ortigia, Sicily
Story and Photos by Lena S. Keslin “To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the key to everything.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1816 My friend, Judith Zorzy, had been telling me about the beauty and history of Ortigia
February 2026 Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2026 ~ NM JEWISH JOURNAL ~ SHEVAT 5786
In our February issue, we have a number of joyful, artistic, informative and possibly provocative articles from writers both new and familiar, and links to earlier stories you've been meaning to catch up on. Tu B'Shvat begins at sundown on Sunday, February 1, 2026, and ends
Community News
A Heartfelt Farewell from Phyllis Wolf
Phyllis Wolf, Chief Programs Officer, Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque Editor's Note: When I got Phyllis's note that she would be saying farewell at the end of April I spontaneously wrote this letter to her, one of many that she has received, and she has
Community News
Coming together: Jewish Community Day at the Roundhouse
By Ellen Marks Visit the Roundhouse during any New Mexico legislative session, and you’ll find the rotunda filled with information tables, musical performances, news conferences and sometimes food — all touting a particular cause or group. For example, during this year’s 30-day session, there are more than 80 such