Las Cruces
by Marla Cohen, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Las Cruces and El Paso During Passover, the Jewish Federation of El Paso and Las Cruces learned that an antisemitic resolution was being considered by the Las Cruces City Council. This was a surprising turnaround from December 2023 when the
Issue 2
by NMJJ staff A series of bomb threats from one individual were directed at synagogues in late May and early June. Two of the synagogues are in Las Cruces and in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and one is in Denver, Colorado. Jeremy Shaver, Senior Associate Regional Director of the ADL
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Update: Most recently, Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY) pointed to the blue square button on his lapel as he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Stand Up To Jewish Hate is a campaign to make the blue square a recognizable symbol against antisemitism and
Las Cruces
By Nan Rubin During the summer of 2023, we were flooded with promotions about two box office blockbuster movies—“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”. Yes, the relentless yammer about “Barbenheimer” was inescapable. At first glance, these films would appear to have nothing in common. But in fact, both of these films have