Jewish History
By Ron Duncan Hart October, 2025 New Mexico Jewish Journal www.nmjewishjournal.com Warning: This article is for a mature audience and contains the vivid original Inquisition description of the torture of a Portuguese Jew. Tens of thousands of voices of hidden Jews are recorded in the archives of the
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Rosh HaShanah
Shanah Tovah! CLICK here to continue reading! Wishing you a Happy New Year for Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Sukkot is being celebrated now from the evening of October 6th through Oct. 13th. Scroll down to see more than 20 community events. See Sukkot events Oct. 10th TBS Santa Fe; Oct. 12
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Jewish Community Foundation Increases Grants to Immigrant and Refugee Organizations after an Influx of DonationsBy Vivian Skadron, JCF Grants Committee, Co-Founder of the JCF Immigrant and Refugee Assistance Fund This month, the Jewish Community Foundation of New Mexico (JCFNM) announced an increase in grantmaking through its Immigrant and Refugee
Arts Review
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross As an international travel journalist, I have met with prime ministers and presidents. As a Hollywood writer, I had alone time with stars, and heads of studios. Never did I feel a frisson of fear. But I was un petit peu panicky about
US History
By Bobbie Greene Kilberg Blue Lake is a sacred site for the Taos Pueblo, central to their religion, and in 1906 Blue Lake and its surrounding 48,000 acres of watershed land were taken away from the Pueblo by the Federal Government and incorporated into the neighboring national forest. The
Profile
Interview with Gloria Abella Ballen and Ron Duncan Hart Rabbi Dr. Jack Shlachter is the rabbi of the Los Alamos Jewish Center and HaMakom in Santa Fe. He is a physicist and the past Head of the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory. This interview, edited for clarity, is
Jewish History
by Ilan Stavans In the mid-1980s, as a 25-year-old newly minted Yiddish-speaking immigrant from Mexico to New York, I had two institutions I was eager to be involved with: Forverts, the left-leaning Yiddish daily edited by Abraham Cahan, where Isaac Bashevis Singer, the author of
Profiles
By Cantor Barbara Finn In this article, compiled and edited by Cantor Barbara Finn, is a delightful sharing of some of the ways our local retired clergy are spending their time. Rabbi Deborah Brin retired twice. The first time was without any planning or intention. She quit her job when
US History
By Dianne R. Layden, Ph.D. Frances Levine will speak about Jewish women and men on the Santa Fe Trail on Zoom on September 8, 2025, 7:00 PM. Register with the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, 505-348-4471 or BIT.LY/NMJHS-FL. Dr. Frances Levine is well
Traveling while Jewish
by Corinne Joy Brown Creatives of every kind seem drawn to New Mexico, in part for the stimulation of the scenery and varied culture, and often, to connect with artistic communities that abound there. It’s well known that the “Land of Enchantment” is home to writers and visual artists
Crypto-Jewish History
Story contributors: Blanca Carrasco, Joel Carrasco, Larry Lesser, & Kim Ryan Joel Carrasco, a recent UTEP grad in Digital Media Production, reached the red carpet with his first-ever music video. His video of Larry Lesser’s song “Lights Lead Home” from Lesser’s award-winning album Sparks was announced