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2022 NEW MEXICO JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FALL CONFERENCE

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL

5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109

505.348.4471

www.nmjhs.org

OCTOBER 29th & 30th

Santa Fe, Courtyard by Marriott and on Zoom

“History ... and a Story to Tell: Cultural and Social Reflections of Jewish Life in New Mexico”

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NMJHS is a beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation of New Mexico

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The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society is a secular organization that promotes greater knowledge and understanding of New Mexico’s diverse experiences within a broad cultural context.

Arthur and Louis Ravel

in Columbus, New Mexico

Courtesy, Stacey Ravel Abarbanel

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BENEFACTORS ($151.00-$500.00)

Dorothy Corner Amsden

Jeffrey Brown and Cherri Hudson-Brown

Diane and Alan Chodorow

Sandra and David Dietz
   IMO Max and Ann Chesler

Halley S. Faust
   IHO Ron Duncan-Hart

The Jewish Federation of New Mexico

CONFERENCE SESSION SUPPORTERS ($100)

GENERAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS ($150.00) 

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      IHO Linda and Ed Goff;
       IMO Loretta Carlson-Warren

Douglas Colton

Stuart Feen and Carol Sonnenschein

Irene and Robert Gale

Linda Goff
      IMO Carla Freeman

Paul and Marcia Greenbaum

Brian Ilfeld

Frances Levine
    IHO Dr. Stanley Hordes, my dear friend

Beverly Nomberg

Carol Pava
   IHO Shana Pava---Magna Cum Laude        and History graduate in Jewish Studies

Erika Rimson and David Bernstein

Alan David Scholder

Rae Siporin

Richard and Sophia Skolnik

Marcia Torobin

Iris Weinstein and Steven Margulin

Sheldon Weinstein

CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS 
(UP TO $100.00) 

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New Mexico Jewish Historical Society Membership Information

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The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Conference donations and sponsorships are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.”

PROGRAM SESSIONS

1:00 PM

SATURDAY

SESSION 1

1:15 - 2:45 PM

“Did Pancho Villa really try to kill my grandfather? And if so, why?” In unraveling this mystery, filmmaker Stacey Ravel Abarbanel delves into memory, history, and contemporary life in the border town of Columbus, New Mexico, famed for being raided in 1916 by Villa’s army during the Mexican Revolution. While scholars have long debated why Villa attacked the village, one rumor persists: he was angry with Sam Ravel—a Jewish immigrant and local merchant—over an arms deal gone wrong. Broadening the mainstream narratives of both Jewish immigration and the borderlands, UnRavelingreveals an unusual personal history while examining broader sagas about the border region—geopolitics, family, immigration, commerce, and culture—then and now.

 

UnRaveling won Best Mid-Length Documentary at DOC LA 2021 and is presently screening at film festivals and special events nationwide. For the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, Abarbanel will connect with the conference themes of “discovering Jewish roots in New Mexico; a personal story” and “experiencing Jewish life in rural/small town/borderland New Mexico” as she discusses her research and the process of turning it into an award-winning documentary film.

SESSION 2

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND IDENTITY

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Elder and Younger siblings in Search of One Another:  
Jewish-Christian Relations in New Mexico

Presenter: Rabbi Paul Citrin

Teaching Judaism While Jewish in New Mexico

Presenter: Sarah Egelman

Sarah Egelman will share experiences of how Judaism and Jewish identity are perceived by different students in New Mexico and examine ways in which these experiences reflect and illuminate Jewish life in New Mexico more broadly. 

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND IDENTITY

Rabbi Leonard A. Helman’s Legacy

Presenter: Noel Pugach, Ph.D.

SUNDAY

9:00 - 11:30 AM
 

SANTA FE IDENTITY

8:45 AM

Using the materials received and cataloged by NMJHS, Dr. Pugach will share material from the vast archive of Rabbi Helman, featuring the “bon vivant” aspects of his multi-faceted life in Santa Fe. 

The Santa Fe Cemetery Project:  Facilitating the Role of Jewish Parent/Grandparent in New Mexico

Presenter: Doris Francis, Ph.D.

SESSION 4

Rabbi Shlachter will share the provenance of three diverse Torah scrolls housed at the Los Alamos Jewish Center as well as the history of several other Torah scrolls around the state. 

4:30 - 5:15 PM

Goldilocks and the Three Torah Scrolls in New Mexico

Presenter: Rabbi Jack Shlachter, Ph.D.

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION/SILENT AUCTION

6:45 p.m. Optional Havdalah Service

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. DINNER

SESSION 3

The innovative Cemetery Legacy Plaque Project at the Rivera Memorial Gardens Cemetery addresses how Jewish adults can meet their sacred obligations including remembrance of the deceased without traveling long distances to other burial grounds.  Dr. Francis will describe the project and its applications beyond the Santa Fe community. 

Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the Santa Fe Opera

Presenter: Dianne Layden, Ph.D.

SESSION 5

GENEALOGY AND IDENTITY

New World Jewish Ethnicity:  
Migration, History, DNA & Genetics

Presenter: Schelly Talalay Dardashti 

11:45 - 1:00 PM

This program, focused on the New World and New Mexico, unites the threads of history, migration and genetics of Jewish/Sephardic ethnicity.  It also addresses BRCA1 within the region and “ethnicity” as expressed in four major DNA company databases. 

CONTACT

Contact Us

The office of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society is located at the Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque, 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.

Phone: 505-348-4471
Executive Director– Naomi Sandelweiss

admin@nmjhs.org

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