Download or read book A History of the Jews in New Mexico written by Henry Jack Tobias and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. I (pp. 7-21) traces the Jewish presence in the state of New Mexico to the Spanish period when the region was colonized, between 1598-1680. Persecuted by the Inquisition in colonial Mexico in the 1590s and 1640s, many Portuguese Conversos fled north to New Leon and New Mexico to seek refuge. States that, until recently, many New Mexican Hispanics have been unaware that they observe Jewish traditions. Some have complained of being called "killers of Christ". The present Jewish population is composed mainly of descendants of German Jews who emigrated after 1846-48. In New Mexico there were almost no manifestations of antisemitism, apart from sporadic attacks against Jews (e.g. in 1867) in the press, which showed that personal politics or Jewish economic prominence could elicit latent antisemitism. In 1982 a controversy broke out about the use of the swastika and Nazi-like uniforms in the State University's yearbook, and in 1967 Reies Tijerina, a Christian fundamentalist, accused Jews of having stripped the Hispanics of their ancestral lands.
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Tomas Jaehn and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays examine the emergence of Freemasonry, key Masonic figures during New Mexico's territorial period through statehood, and the architectural significance of the iconic pink building and Freemasons' use of it to the present.
Download or read book To the End of the Earth written by Stanley M. Hordes and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-30 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes concluded that there was, in New Mexico and the Southwest, a Sephardic legacy derived from the converso community of Spanish Jews. In To the End of the Earth, Hordes explores the remarkable story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico over the past five hundred years. He follows the crypto-Jews from their Jewish origins in medieval Spain and Portugal to their efforts to escape persecution by migrating to the New World and settling in the far reaches of the northern Mexican frontier. Drawing on individual biographies (including those of colonial officials accused of secretly practicing Judaism), family histories, Inquisition records, letters, and other primary sources, Hordes provides a richly detailed account of the economic, social and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. While the American government offered more religious freedom than had the Spanish colonial rulers, cultural assimilation into Anglo-American society weakened many elements of the crypto-Jewish tradition. Hordes concludes with a discussion of the reemergence of crypto-Jewish culture and the reclamation of Jewish ancestry within the Hispano community in the late twentieth century. He examines the publicity surrounding the rediscovery of the crypto-Jewish community and explores the challenges inherent in a study that attempts to reconstruct the history of a people who tried to leave no documentary record.
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico Moise family written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jews in New Mexico Since World War II written by Henry Jack Tobias and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobias explores the cultural and political influence of the New Mexico Jewish community since the Second World War.
Download or read book New Mexico s Crypto Jews written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herz offers a photographic tribute to the descendents of New Mexico's secret Jews.
Download or read book Land of Enchantment and Opportunity written by Emily Marie Bois and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1800s, thousands of Jewish immigrants arrived in the United States. A handful of these Jewish immigrants turned pioneers made their way to New Mexico. The questions arose as to why these Jewish pioneers ventured into New Mexico and why were they successful in their business endeavors. The answers presented themselves in a study of the family records of three different pioneer Jewish family units-the Spiegelbergs, the Ilfelds and Norhaus families, and the Freudenthal, Lesinsky, and Solomon families. Each family was not only successful in business, but were also prominent members of their communities. As such, they left behind detailed records of their business dealings and fascinating letters and autobiographies of their time in New Mexico. After studying these personal collections along with historical works on Jews in New Mexico and the United states, the answer to these questions of why New Mexico and why were they successful is evident. The Jewish pioneers who came to New Mexico arrived at time when businessmen were needed. The Santa Fe Trail opened a new market of trade between the United States and Mexico. These Jewish pioneers arrived in New Mexico because of the economic opportunities available to them as businessmen. They were able to quickly and easily learn the language and adapt to the New Mexican culture. The Jewish pioneer was also resourceful in business, and his adventurous business spirit helped him succeed in this economic environment. While some of the pioneers used New Mexico for business purposes and then left the state, others stayed and helped develop New Mexico's economic infrastructure. The Jewish pioneer was successful in New Mexico because of his ability to adapt to his new surroundings, his resourcefulness in business, and his desire to make a name and a fortune for himself.
Download or read book Pioneer Jews written by Harriet Rochlin and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions of the Jewish men and women who helped shape the American frontier.
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Noel Pugach and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Richard Deutsch and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Noel Pugach and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Noel Pugach and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Durwood Ball and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Albuquerque written by Naomi Sandweiss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albuquerque, founded by Spanish colonists in 1706, seems an unusual place for Jewish immigrants to settle. Yet long before New Mexico statehood in 1912, Jewish settlers had made their homes in the high desert town, located on the banks of the Rio Grande River. Initially, business opportunities lured German Jews to the Santa Fe Trail; during the expansive railroad days of the 1880s, Jewish citizens were poised to take on leadership roles in business, government, and community life. Henry Jaffa, a Jewish merchant and acquaintance of Wyatt Earp, served as Albuquerque's first mayor. From launching businesses along Central Avenue, to establishing the Indian Trading Room at the famed Alvarado Hotel and founding trading posts, Route 66 tourist establishments, and the Sandia Tram, Jewish businesspeople partnered with their neighbors to boost Albuquerque's already plentiful assets. Along the way, community members built Jewish organizations--a B'nai B'rith chapter, Congregation Albert, and Congregation B'nai Israel--that made their mark upon the larger Albuquerque community.
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico written by Durwood Ball and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico Ilfeld and Nordhaus families written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
