Hurst Award Recipients
The Hurst Award is given to the person, persons, or organization who has contributed to New Mexico Jewish history, culture, and community over a substantial period of time. In keeping with the non-sectarian nature of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, the recipient of this award does not have to be Jewish.
1998 Stanley M. Hordes, PhD
1999 Walter Kahn
2000 Henry Tobias, PhD
2001 Melanie LaBorwit
2002 Claire Grossman
2003 Taos Jewish Center
2004 Leah Kellogg
2005 Rabbi Leonard A. Helman
2006 Noel Pugach, PhD
2007 Abraham S. Chanin, PhD
2008 none
2009 Lance Bell and Dorothy Corner Amsden
2010 Naomi Sandweiss
2011 Sharon Niederman
2012 Lisa Kaplan Witt
2013 Marian Silver
2014 Ron Duncan Hart, PhD
2015 Betsy Messeca
2016 Harvey Buchalter
2017 The Las Vegas Jewish Community and
2017 Paula Amar Schwartz, PhD
2018 Kathryn Rubin
2019 Linda A. Goff, PhD
2020 Richard Melzer, PhD
2021 Isabelle Sandoval, Ed.D. and Norma Libman
2022 Patricia Carlton and The Montefiore Cemetery Association
2023 The Jewish Community Council of Northern New Mexico and The Terr Family
2024 Dianne Layden, PhD and Stanley M. Hordes, PhD