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NM Jewish Journal Wins Two Rockower Awards for 2026, including a First Place
For the 2nd year in a row, the New Mexico Jewish Journal, founded in 2024, has won 2 Rockower Awards, known as "the Jewish Pulitzers.” The awards are presented to major Jewish media across North America — and to NMJJ. NMJJ has .5% of the circulation and revenue of the publications it competes with.
Going into JUNE 2026. Sivan 5786. Planting of early crops. New Mexico Jewish Journal.
June · The Mexican Inquisition in Diego Rivera's murals sent one Jewish traveler on a quest · Another's trek into the Gobi Desert sent her to seek stars · An award-winning book of Jewish Latin American poetry sent a reader back across time · Shalom House has a gift for the Jewish community
Were Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Jewish? The Answer Is Complicated
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross My husband Paul and I were dining in the Gastronomy Cooking School in Mexico City when I became captivated by a copy of a startling Diego Rivera mural that covered the entire back wall of the room. I could not take my eyes
I Want My Milky Way
By Jackie Wald Mongolia. What does the name conjure up? Remote, desolate, exotic — perhaps even that delicious dish, Mongolian beef. All are true. But Mongolia’s most striking feature is the Gobi Desert. Covering nearly a million and a half square kilometers, it is the world’s sixth-largest desert.