Elan, Son of Two Peoples

Elan, whose name meant "oak tree" in Hebrew and 'friendly' in Keres, was the son of a Jewish father and an Acoma Pueblo mother. In 1898, the year he turned thirteen, Elan celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in San Francisco, and then traveled with his parents to New Mexico, where he also participated in the......more

This is the kind of story that makes me proud to be part of the work we do. Everyone has a voice and so everyone needs a voice. History repeats itself, but it doesn't have to. Beautiful, honest, supportive... I like it a lot. And for anyone reading this outside of these two strong, proud cultures, I......more

Really lovely artwork by Mikela Prevost! Based on a true story about the son of a Jewish adventurer, Solomon Bibo, who married an Acoma woman and raised children who were both Jewish and Pueblo Indian. The story as told by Heidi Smith Hyde draws parallels between the Jewish Bar Mitzvah and the cerem......more