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INFORMATION WELCOME NEW MEXICO JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

BUILDING mil COMMUNITY IN THE SECRET CITY:

JEWS, the MANHATTAN PROJECT and the ESTABLISHMENT of JEWISH L I F E i n LOS ALAMOS Los Alamos, New Mexico November 14-16, 1997 H i l l t o p House H o t e l 400 T r i n i t y a t C e n t r a l Los Alamos, NM (505) 662-2441 1-800-462-0936

REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. F r i d a y evening d e s s e r t and c o f f e e reception/book s i g n i n g / c r a f t s display

2. Admission t o a l l Saturday and Sunday conference sessions

3 . Saturday afternoon walking or bus tour 4. Saturday evening banquet 5. Sunday l o x and bagel brunch

The H i l l t o p House H o t e l has extend­ed group c o n v e n t i o n r a t e s t o con­fe r e n c e a t t e n d e e s . YOU ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS. Rooms w i l l be h e l d u n t i l October 31, a f t e r which date t h e y w i l l be r e l e a s e d t o t h e p u b l i c .

Dear Members and F r i e n d s :

The s i t e o f our Tenth Annual Conference i s Los Alamos — a s i t e t h a t has had a tremendous impact, not o n l y on New Mexico, b u t on t h e n a t i o n and t h e e n t i r e w o r l d . The speakers t h a t we have assembled focus on t h e r o l e t h a t Jews p l a y e d i n t h e Manhattan and subse­quent s c i e n t i f i c and weapons p r o j e c t s , as w e l l as i n t h e development o f t h e Jewish c u l t u r a l and r e l i g i o u s i n s t i t u ­t i o n s .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s c h o l a r l y presen­t a t i o n s and p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n s by p a r ­t i c i p a n t s i n t h e h i s t o r i c a l p rocess, we hope t h a t you w i l l t a k e advantage o f one o f t h e s e v e r a l t o u r o p t i o n s t h a t are a v a i l a b l e f o r Saturday a f t e r n o o n .

Please re a d a l l o f t h e h o t e l , meal and bus i n f o r m a t i o n v e r y c a r e f u l l y . I t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t t h a t you s i g n up f o r e x a c t l y what you want by t h e d e a d l i n e d a t e !

We l o o k f o r w a r d t o h a v i n g you j o i n us f o r t h e e n t i r e weekend i n Los Alamos!

DOMESTIC SCENE: Laundry day, 1 9 4 2 , d u r i n g Manhattan P r o j e c t , l o o k i n g e a s t w i t h Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains i n background. Quonset h u t s were l o c a t ­ed where t o d a y ' s C e n t r a l Avenue and I r i s S t r e e t A partments a r e .

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

F R I D A Y , NOVEMBER 1 4 :

6:30 pm:

R e g i s t r a t i o n

7:30 - 8:30 pm:

D e s s e r t and Co f f e e R e c e p t i o n Book S i g n i n g and C r a f t s D i s p l a y

8:30 pm:

Welcoming Remarks C l a i r e Grossman, P r e s i d e n t Norman Kerewsky, S t a n Hordes and M a r g r e t h e Feldman, C o n f e r e n c e Co-Chairs

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 5 ; JEWS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

9:00 - 10:15 am:

B a r t o n C. Hacker, H i s t o r i a n , Lawrence L i v e r m o r e L a b o r a t o r i e s , " M a r t i a n s a t War: H u n g a r i a n J e w i s h S c i e n t i s t s and Amer i c a n T e c h n o l o g y i n Los Alamos D u r i n g and A f t e r W o r l d War I I "

10:15 - 10:30 am:

Break

10:30 am - 12:00 noon:

Panel d i s c u s s i o n f e a t u r i n g Jews who p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e M a n h a t t a n P r o j e c t and e a r l y y e a r s o f t h e Los Alamos L a b o r a t o r i e s :

Jay Wechsler, Los Alamos H a s k e l l S h e i n b e r g , Santa Fe H a r r i s Mayer, Los Alamos

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm:

Lunch on your own

2:00- 5:00 pm:

Tours of H i s t o r i c Los Alamos s i t e s

5:00 - 7:00 pm:

At l e i s u r e

7:00 pm:

Banquet BANQUET SPEAKER: K a t r i n a Mason, Journeys t o the S e c r e t C i t y : J e w i s h Refugees i n Los Alamos i n the 1940s and 50s Ms. Mason i s t h e a u t h o r o f C h i l d r e n o f Los Alamos: An O r a l H i s t o r y o f t h e Town Where t h e At o m i c Age Began.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16;

The Development of the Je w i s h Community i n Los Alamos, 194 0s -1990s

9:00 am - 10:00 am:

Karen Hack, "The E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a J e w i s h Community i n Los Alamos"

10:00 - 10:15 am: Break

10:15 am - 12:00 noon:

Panel d i s c u s s i o n f e a t u r i n g p a r t i c i ­p a n t s i n t h e f o r m a t i o n and d e v e l o p ­ment o f t h e J e w i s h community: Joe B e r g s t e l n , Los Alamos I r v i n g C o l d f a r b , Los Alamos E s t h e r S c h u s t e r , Los Alamos L a r r y W e i n t r a u b , Los Alamos

12:00 noon: Lox and Bagel Brunch

COVER: Manhattan P r o j e c t women walk along T r i n i t y Drive near pedestrian overpass t h a t connected two ofthe main t e c h n i c a l area b u i l d i n g s , mid-1940s.

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REGISTRATION

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Please accept t h e f c l l c w i n g r e g i s t r a ­t i o n s f o r t h e NMJHS Tenth Annual Conference t o be h e l d i n Los Alamos, NM, November 14-16, 1997:

Advance Registration (received before October 15): NMJHS Members @ $7 0 each $ Non-Members @ $85 each $

Regular Registration (received after October 15): NMJHS Members @ $80 each $ Non-Members @ $95 each $ Bus to Los Alamos (Round Trip) From Albuquerque

$35.00 per person $ From Santa Fe .

$20.00 per person $ SCHEDULING DETAILS WILL BE MAILED I N NOVEMBER

NMJHS I n d i v i d u a l Membership O $24 each

$ T o t a l Enclosed: $

Please choose from t h e f o l l o w i n g Saturday a f t e r n o o n a c t i v i t i e s :

No. Persons

Bus Tour .

Guided Walking Tour

Other

PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO NMJHS AND MAIL TO:

New Mexico Jewish H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y P.O. Box 23056 Santa Fe, NM 87502

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:

J. Robert Oppenheimer, l e f t , and Gregory B r e i t a t a n u c l e a r p h y s i c s conference i n Los Alamos, 1946. D i n i n g room o f F u l l e r Lodge, l a t e 1940's. Handling r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l . Commissary Store f o r t h e Manhattan P r o j e c t housed i n former Ranch School T r a d i n g Post. The bomb, nicknamed "the gadget" as y e t unarmed at base o f tower, J u l y 14, 1945.

A l l brochure photographs courtesy of Los Alamos H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y .