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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. Contrary
Good Poetry Travels Through Time: Voices from the Jewish Heart of Latin America
By Corinne Joy Brown I Am of the Tribe of Judah: Poems from Jewish Latin America, UNM Press, received the Multicultural Winner award at the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards, presented by New Mexico Writers. Some say poetry is making a comeback. I’d like to think it never left.