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During the thirties many right-wing nationalist groups appeared in Chile. Most of them declared to be against Liberalism, Democracy and Communism. In some cases these groups also embraced the Fascism and the Antisemitism coming from Europe, developing anti-Semitic campaigns, unprecedented in the Chilean History. This article enquires in the responses of the weekly paper Mundo Judío, main press publication of the Chilean Jewish community during the thirties, to the Antisemitism of the Jorge González von Marées' Movimiento Nacional Socialista, the most important Chilean fascist group of the period, distinguishing two main reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the ideology of the National Socialist Movement (MNS) and its leader, referring to Nazism, with regard to anti-Judaism. Compared to the decisive and explicit Nazi judeophobia, the Chilean Movement, although inspired by the first, developed a less intense, volatile and poorly mobilizing anti-Jewish public discourse. The paper is organized in two parts: the first review the extreme and mobilizing nature of Nazi anti-Semitism, from their accommodations and fluctuations; the second and more extensive, outlines the Chilean case, considering the Chilean nationalist tradition, the family and ideological background of the "Leader", the characteristics of MNS and its relations with Nazism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper was read at the XIV World Congress of Jewish Studies, Latin American section, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009). Here is presented a personal vision, about the Jewish Community of Chile such as perceived until August of that year. From then at the present, there have been new developments that should be incorporated into this writing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes the main aspects of immigration of Jewish families travel to Chile and suggests that such a trip was made by an important group of relatively common challenges. On the other hand, argues that these challenges were very different magnitudes depending on the specific circumstances of the historical context and conditioned experiences varied. Finally, proposes certain capabilities that may have helped cushion the considerable level of uncertainty that surrounded each trip, and would have served as support since the time of departure to the arrival and entry into Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the testimonies of six survivors of the Shoah that found shelter in Chile. They are approached from the perspective of the experience of anti-Semitism, thereby seeking to rescue, beyond the conceptual level, the voice and memory of those who have suffered it. The testimonies are characterized, first, from demographic and biographical variables, before being tackled from several key aspects of anti-Semitism that resulted central to the evidence: initial experiences of antisemitism and the collapse of European world and the bonds of identity. The analysis results show significant differences between survivors from Germany and those from the rest of Europe. The paper concludes with a reflection about the ethical and political positions on racism and discrimination that might result from the experience of antisemitism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The judeophobia --usually known as anti-Semitism-- is one of the oldest forms of social exclusion. Although it has some features in common with other similar phenomenons, like xenophobia and racism, it has a specific characteristic that makes it unique: its --in Gustavo Perednik's words-- "chimerical" character. That means a strong tendency to become emancipated of reality, opting for complex stories where Jews are ridiculously powerful and evil. These superstitious stories constitute the myth of the Jewish worldwide conspiracy, whose best example is The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. In Chile, the main anti-Jewish discourse of this type is the work of the writer Miguel Serrano, who pretends "to explain" the recent History of Chile and South America from his anti-Jewish representations. In this paper we will see two brief examples. Through them we will outline a scheme of how the Miguel Serrano's judeophobic discourse operate, discourse that works as ideological support for many radical groups in the contemporary "virtual" Neonazism context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]