Previous Conferences
The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society hosts an Annual Fall Conference that explores the rich and diverse history of Jewish life in New Mexico and beyond. Topics span cultural, social, identity, and community history, including the stories of Crypto-Jews, Pioneer Jews, 20th-century Jewish communities, and Jewish organizations.
Our first conference was held in 1988, including a joint event with the Texas Jewish Historical Society in El Paso.
Below are some highlights from past conference themes and speakers.
2024 Conference – Building and Renewing Jewish Communities in New Mexico and Southern Colorado
October 25-27, 2024
NM Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
2017 Conference – Making a Difference: 20th Century Jews and Their Legacies
November 4-5, 2017
The Plaza Hotel
Las Vegas, NM
Annual Fall Conference 2017—“Making a Difference: 20th Century Jews and Their Legacies” Conference Poster
Annual Fall Conference 2017—“Making a Difference: 20th Century Jews and Their Legacies” Registration Brochure
2016 Conference – Jewish Identities: Lost, Rediscovered, and Reclaimed
November 12, 2016
New Mexico History Museum
Santa Fe, NM
Annual Fall Conference 2016—“Jewish Identities: Lost, Rediscovered, and Reclaimed” Program Brochure
Annual Fall Conference 2016—SAVE THE DATE CARD
November 14 & 15, 2015
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
Las Cruces, NM
Annual Fall Conference 2015—Photo Collage
Annual Fall Conference 2015—“Legacies of the Jewish Communities of the Southern Southwest and Celebrating 30 Years of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society” Registration Brochure
Annual Fall Conference 2015—Program Brochure
2014 Conference – The Jewish Merchants of Albuquerque: Building Businesses and Community
November 15-16 2015
Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
2013 Conference – Sephardic History from Spain to New Mexico
October 12-13, 2013
Sagebrush Inn
Taos, NM
Sephardic_Hist_2013 Brochure
Annual Fall Conference 2013-“ Sephardic History from Spain to New Mexico”- Registration brochure
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Annual Fall Conference 2013
2012 Conference: Statehood – New Mexico Jewry before and after 1912
Annual Fall Conference 2012 “Statehood: New Mexico Jewry before and after 1912”
2011 Conference – The Jewish Experience in 20th Century New Mexico and the Institutions that made it Possible
2010 Conference – Adventures Along the Santa Fe Trail
Annual Fall Conference 2010-“Adventures Along the Santa Fe Trail” Registration Brochure
Annual Fall Conference 2010-Conference Brochure.pdf
2009 Conference – New Mexico Jews and the Great Depression
Annual Fall Conference 2009- “New Mexico Jews and the Great Depression” Program Brochure
Annual Fall Conference 2009- “New Mexico Jews and the Great Depression” Registration Brochure
2008 Conference
Joint_Meeting_TX_NM_2008
Joint_TX_NM_Flyer_2008
2006 Conference
2005 Conference
2003 Conference
Annual Fall Conference Review 2003
2002 Conference
2001 Conference
Annual Fall Conference 2001
Annual Fall Conference 2001
1997 Conference