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Adventures Along the Santa Fe Trail
The Jews of Las Vegas and Northeast New Mexico
23rd Annual Conference of the
New Mexico Jewish Historical Society
at the Plaza Hotel
Las Vegas, New Mexico, October 22 - 24, 2010
Friday, October 22 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Conference registration in Plaza Hotel
5:30 p.m. Dinner on your own, El Fidel Restaurant
7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service, Old Congregation Montefiore (Neuman Catholic Student Center, New Mexico Highlands University), with Oneg Shabbat to follow at Plaza Hotel
Saturday, October 23
7:30 a.m. – Noon Conference registration in Plaza Hotel
8:30 a.m. Walking Tour of Historic Jewish Las Vegas, followed by visit to Montezuma Castle, conducted by Marcus Gottschalk, Las Vegas, depart from lobby of Plaza Hotel
12:00 noon Lunch, Plaza Hotel Ilfeld Ballroom 1:00 p.m. Session I Plaza Hotel, Ilfeld Ballroom
Chairperson: Alvin Korte, New Mexico Highlands University
"Hispanic Contributions to the Santa Fe Trail Trade, 1821-1880," Susan Calafate Boyle, National Park Service
"Las Vegas: Place of Encounter," Laura Gonzales, New Mexico, Highlands University 2:15 p.m. Break 2:30 p.m. Session II Plaza Hotel, Ilfeld Ballroom
Chairperson: Naomi Sandweiss
"Synagogues on the Santa Fe Trail - Slide Lecture on the History of Temple Aaron (Trinidad, Colorado) & Congregation Montefiore (Las Vegas)," Sharon Niederman, Raton "Jewish Pioneers: History of the Jewish Community of Las Vegas," Melanie LaBorwit, Albuquerque "The Jewish Commercial Presence in Mora County New Mexico, 1860s to the 1940s: A Brief Overview" Noel Pugach, University of New Mexico 4:00 p.m. Session III Plaza Hotel, Ilfeld Ballroom
Chairperson: Stanley M. Hordes, University of New Mexico
Panel Discussion: Crypto-Jews in Las Vegas and Northeast New Mexico
Orlando Mondragón, Santa Fe (San Luís, Colorado)
Hon. M. Christina Armijo, Albuquerque (Las Vegas)
5:00 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. Reception in Reception Room adjoining the Ilfeld Ballroom 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Plaza Hotel in Ilfeld Ballroom NMJHS 25th Anniversary Celebration: Dorothy Amsden, NMJHS President, Los Alamos
Welcome, Hon. Alfonso E. Ortiz, Jr., Mayor of Las Vegas Greetings from representatives from the Texas Jewish Historical Society and other historical societies Reflections on the Establishment of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, by A. David Scholder, NMJHS Founder Concert of Nineteenth-Century Liturgical Music from Congregation Montefiore (Aaron Wolf, soloist, and André Garcia-Nuthman, accompanist)
Sunday, October 24 9:00 a.m. Session IV Plaza Hotel, Ilfeld Ballroom
Chairperson: Noel Pugach, University of New Mexico
Panel Discussion: Legacy of Las Vegas’s and Northeast New Mexico’s Rich Jewish Past:
Betty Mae Hartman, Albuquerque
Nancy Paxton, Albuquerque
Florence Beier, San Mateo, California
10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Session V Plaza Hotel, Ilfeld Ballroom
Chairperson: Melanie Laborwit
Panel Discussion: Renaissance of the Las Vegas Jewish Community:
Diana Presser, Las Vegas
Kate Immerman, Las Vegas
Nancy Terr, Albuquerque
12:00 noon Barbara Bender Memorial Lox and Bagel Brunch in the Rathskellar |