In Her Bones Resources
In conjunction, with the world premiere of In Her Bones by Jessica Khakoska at the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, we have compiled the following resources in case you’d like to learn more about the social and historical context of Crypot-Judaism in the Southwest. Also, take a listen to our Hulbert Center Podcast episode featuring a conversation with the director and playwright of In Her Bones.
- Take a Listen to our Hulbert Center Podcast Episode: "In Her Bones– Interview with Jessica Kahkoska and Rebecca Martinez"
- Take a Listen to History Colorado’s Lost Highways Episode: “From Sefarad to the San Luis Valley: Crypto-Judaism in the Southwest”
- Watch a short episode, “Crypto-Jews in New Mexico” from New Mexico in Focus, a production of New Mexico PBS.
- Check out this short article, “The Secret Jews of the San Luis Valley” from October 2008’s Smithsonian Magazine
- Check out this short article, “Celebrating the Hidden History of Judaism in the Southwest” from April 2021’s Westword
- Check out this short article “Buscando America: A Sephardic Pre-History of Jewish Latin America” from ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America
- Check out this 1993 article from Southwest Jewish History: “The Crypto-Jews: An Ancient Heritage Comes Alive Again”
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Last updated: 03/11/2025