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Dr. Stanley Hordes Receives
First Dr. Allan Hurst Award
by Sharon Niederman
Past president, current program
chairman, and one of the founders of the NMJHS Dr. Stanley Hordes,
received the first Dr. Allan Hurst Award at the NMJHS Annual
Meeting on Sunday, April 19, 1998 at Temple Beth Shalom in Santa
Fe.
The award was created to honor
an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the
community and to New Mexico Jewish history. It was named to
honor the memory of Dr. Allan Hurst, a prime mover in the creation
of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society. The award was presented
to Dr. Hordes by Leona Hurst, wife of Dr. Allan Hurst and longtime
NMJHS board member.
Known nationally and internationally
for his work on the secret Jews, or conversos, of New Mexico,
Dr. Hordes has served on the board of the NMJHS since its inception,
giving generously of his time to administer the group, nourish
its growth and oversee many of its worthwhile programs and conferences.
A former state historian, he received his BA from the University
of Maryland, his MA from the University of New Mexico, and his
Ph.D from Tulane University with a dissertation on ěThe Crypto-Jewish
Community of New Spain, 1620-1642.î
In his distinguished career,
he has served on numerous national and state boards concerned
with history, cultural properties, archaeology and public records.
He consults and is called as an expert on issues of vital importance
in New Mexico such as land grants and water rights. He lectures
frequently and widely to both academic and community audiences
on his field of expertise in which he is a pioneer, the secret
Jews of Spanish descent in the New World. He has been honored
with fellowships from Fulbright-Hays, the National Endowment
for the Humanities-Rockefeller Foundation, the Tinker Foundation
and a Max and Ana Levinson Foundation grant.
Stan Hordes accepting the first Dr. Allan
Hurst Award, surrounded by, from left to right, Helen
Hordes, Leona Hurst and her family, David Hurst, Lynn
Hurst, Kathy Iskow, and Stewart Iskow. |
He is currently engaged in
a research project, ěThe Sephardic Legacy in New Mexico: A History
of the Crypto-Jews,î sponsored by the University of New Mexicoís
Latin American Institute, where he is an Adjunct Research Professor.
A recent grant from the Estate of Eva Feld will assist him in
completing a book on his studies of the secret Jews. In a moving
acceptance speech, Dr. Hordes thanked those present and acknowledged
the love and support of his family, including his wife, Helen,
and children, Paul and Melissa
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