Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico

by Tomas Jaehn (Editor)

Against a backdrop of European unrest, immigration to America flourished in the nineteenth century for European Jews as for other groups. Two waves of immigration brought Jews to New Mexico, the first largely of German men in the 1840s and 1850s and the second of Eastern Europeans with the coming of the railroad to New Mexico in the 1880s. This book lights the drama that unfolded for these young Jewish merchants, tradesmen, and laborers, who were linked in their homeland through a complex web of intermarriage and who built quite successfully on their cultural and social relationships to become among New Mexico's most prominent, productive citizens.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2003

Reviews

[Kerry Pickens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting family histories with lots of great black and white photographs.

[Brace1737 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico is based on a major exhibit at the Museum of New Mexico that ran from 2000to 2004. The book is the story of Jewish settlers who came to New Mexico in the period 1850-1924. Many were from Germany. New Mexico was not an easy place to lay down roots during this time period. These settlers created their own opportunities in retail, politics, the arts and even in ranching.

This book is perfect introduction to the subject. Readers researching their family history will benefit from the many lists of family names.

[Marsha]

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