Diane Joy Schmidt - New Mexico Jewish Journal

Awards

New Mexico Jewish Journal Wins 9 Awards — Four 1st Place — at the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies Contest in Denver — and the 2026 Season Is Just Getting Started

New Mexico Jewish Journal, in its second year, just took home 9 awards by 8 contributors – including 4 first-place wins – from the regional Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest. Among 2,000 entries from 100 newsrooms across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, NMJJ competed in the

SPECTRUM: Profiles

His Card Sat on My Desk: Introducing the Spectrum Series

Editor's Letter by Diane Joy Schmidt Preparing for presenting the article about Jeffrey Haas that appears in this issue was difficult for me on both a personal and political level. His life had cast a shadow on mine twice before, though we never met until this year. I

SPECTRUM: Profiles

Jeffrey Haas: Civil Rights Lawyer, Anti-Zionist

By Ellen Marks If it’s noon on Wednesday, you’re sure to find Jeffrey Haas at the corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, protesting on behalf of Palestinians. The 83-year-old Jewish co-founder of the group now called Santa Feans for Justice in

Community News

We all came to the Capitol, for one reason or another, for Jewish Community Day

Story and Photos by Diane Joy Schmidt Day of Celebration and Reflection February 4, 2026 was declared New Mexico Jewish Community Day at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, while the legislature was in session. Some twenty Jewish community organizations set up tables throughout the day in the West Hall — though

CLICK TO READ NEWSLETTER

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

Short story

The Eighth Night

By Diane Joy Schmidt In December, she flew again from Albuquerque to Chicago. It was the first night of Chanukah. Joy and her sisters lit the candles every night at the hospital bedside and sang the songs, tuneless and off-key, something they hadn’t done together since they were children.

Recipes

Potato Latkes and Blintzes Recipes for Chanukah

NMJJ's editor is happy to once again share our family's potato latkes and blintzes recipes at Chanukah. We encourage more food writers to submit!! Contact Diane at editor@nmjewishjournal.com. To reiterate, here is my family's latke recipe, which was first published on the

Chanukah Newsletter

8th Night! New Mexico Jewish Journal Dec. 21, 2025 ~ 3X Match Only Ten Days to go, and we still need $2,200 to unlock $18,000 by Dec. 31st! ~ Read: Jews in Iceland. Latkes and Blintzes. Children's Art 4 Synagogues. The 8th Night: A story. Avid Readers.

We still have $2,200 to go, to raise $6,000 by December 31st and unlock our $12,000 match for a total $18,000. NOW IS THE TIME to SUBSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE , and DONATE. A $36 ($3/month) subscription becomes $108! Are you already a subscriber but unpaid or want

Jewish Films

"Extinguished Lives" world-premier short documentary; interview with filmmaker Roberta Grossman, SFIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION

"When a young bride and her husband escape the Nazi onslaught for the safety of her childhood home—a remote Jewish village in Lithuania—they discover that the most chilling threat may come not from the invaders, but from those they once called neighbors." "Extinguished Lives"

Rosh HaShanah

High Holidays 5786 L'Shanah Tovah ~ New Mexico Jewish Journal Holiday Newsletter with Events listings

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

Jewish Values

Gemilut Chasadim ~ To Bestow Lovingkindness

by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz - Jewish Values #7 Shanah Tovah! Wishing you a Happy New Year for Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Erev Rosh Hashanah, Eve of the New Year, begins Monday evening September 22, 2025 coinciding with the Fall Equinox, and on Tuesday, September 23rd the 1st day of the New

Commentary

The Method to Their Madness

by Diane Joy Schmidt Perhaps the brain fog is beginning to clear. On Saturday, June 14, while quite a few less than 200,000 turned out to watch Trump's parade in DC, almost 2% of the country, more than 5 million, turned out for "No Kings Day&