History of the Jews in Chile inces belong to it. In 1941, the Central -Jewish Committee was founded. which joined the World Jewish Congress. Still, after for-. mation of the Jewish -Committee, the other Jewish organizations re- mained members of the Zionist federation. The Zionist Organization does cultural and Zionist work and or- ganizes Hebrew classes for adults while the Central Jewish Commit- tee represents the Jews before the authorities. Other major Jewish organiza- tions in Santiago are the Israeli Cultural Society. Sefardi Com- munity of Chile. Israeli Commun- ity Ashkenazi of Santiago the he- Hevra Kadisha, Polish Is- raeli Union, Bessarabian Union. Bukowina Jewish Society. The Hevra Kadishha. which has offi- cial status with the government. is the owner of the unique Jewish; cemetery in Santiago. The Kehilla was founded to ' join the several Ashkenazi so- cieties and communities into one community. It has had an official designation from the Government One of the first organizations since April, 1964. The Ashkenazi of Jews was the Jewish Circle groups which have joined the Ke- started in 1906 to provide a hilla are the Jewish Kadischa, the minyan. Out of this grew the Polish group. the Bessarabian present Israeli Circle which has oroup and the Bukowina society. a larger building near the cen- The Kehilla now has 800 family ter of Santiago. In this build- members. ing are also the headquarters of A small group of German- the organizations of Jewish speaking Jews founded the Bnai Youth and of the Zionist or- l'israel Community in 1938. It ganization of Chile. This Zionist federation. founded has 1.300 family members, a com- in 1919, has a special character. munity center with a synagogue. possibly unique in the Jewish two rabbis and a religious school. There are about 30,000 Jews world. From its organization. all vid 10 per cent Sefardi. The Jewish organizations and institu- and 10 percent Sefardi. The tions in Santiago and the prov SANTIAGO, Chile — With the first Spanish conquerors to Chile came the Marranos. fleeing from the Jewish persecutions ordered by the Inquisition. The descend- ants of these concealed Jews are widely present in the Chilean aris- tocracy. • The first immigration from Europe to Chile started at the end of the 19th Century but it was an immigration of scattered indi- viduals not of groups. Among them was a Russian Jew named Braun who settled in Magallanes. south of Chile, who founded a sheep farm, exported wool and made a great fortune. He later married a Catholic. The Catholic descendants of the Brauns today belong to the richest Chilean fam- ilies. The similarly Catholic de- scendants of the Bernstein family. East European Jews, are among the present day industrial powers and diplomats. The larger immi- , gration of Jews began at the start of the 20th Century as a conse- quence of the pogroms in Rus- sia. Poland and Rumania. Hanukah Greetings Joe Valvona Excavating Company BR 3-1654 15472 Marlowe Holiday Greetings TASTY BAR B-Q 2 l ocations to serve you DI 1-9440 KE 3-7120 12745 W. 7 Mile Rd. 20115 W. 8 Mile Rd. 1.•••••••••• ■•■ ••••=11. ■ ••••• ■■•■■ •••••• Hanukah Greetings PINCUS MEN'S CLOTHING & TAILORING 18278 Wyoming Between UN 4-1069 Curtis and Pick.ford The Finest Clothing and Quality Tailoring Mr. and Mrs. Pincus By EMANUEL HUTSCHNECKER (Copyright 1964 JTA, Inc ) the contrary, Senator Frei has re- latter arrived more than 30 i made It famous. He has frequently peatedly referred in campaign years ago from Turkey. Nearly f been invited to conduct orches- speeches to Israel as an example 10 000 Jews came from Europe ; tras in other countries and is scheduled to do so soon in Israel. of a small country, most of it bar- in the 1938 to 1940 years, flee- There are also Jewish writers and ren desert, which has achieved ex- ing from Hitler. There are two homes for the 9omposers of high standing in traordinary economic development 'by its own efforts. hile's cultural life. Jewish aged. One was built for Nearly all Jews in Chile have German-speaking Jews and has 50 The small anti-Semitic groups adopted Chilean nationality and residents. The Ashkenazi home which have popped up during the take part in politics. Senator . past 30 years have had little im- has 76 occupants in a modern building. Half of the residents! Angel Faivovich, a member of pact. - Recently, the government the • Radical Party. is widely ordered the dissolution of a tiny pay the full fees. known for his legislative accom- The Maccabi sport club boasts Nazi party founded in 1963 by plishments. He has been presi- a covered stadium with ball Franz Pfeiffer-Richter. Chilean dent of the Israeli Circle and is ' Jews also recall that soon after grounds, tennis courts and fields active in Jewish life. A Radical for virtually every other sport. Hitler took power in 1933, the Party member, A. Schaulsson, and a swimming pool in a beauti- House of Representatives adopted was president of the House of ful park. The club has many large a resolution condemning Nazi per- Representatives and is active in meeting rooms where one week- secution of the Jews. Jewish life. end more than 1.000 families spend The history of the Jews in Chile the day in relaxation. Generally Jews in Chile have is a • living testimony to Chilean In addition to small Jewish been able to develop into full citi- democracy. scohols in the suburbs. there is the zenship and have taken part in the Institute Hebreo with a collection industrial. economic and cultural of buildings, which is recognized life of the country. They are testi- HANUKAH GREETINGS by the government as a complete mony to a line from the Chilean YOUNG'S school from kindergarten to col- National Anthem: "Chile is the lege undergraduate level. The refuge against oppression." WY-7 CLEANERS school has 1.350 students. In the The electoral campaign ended Mr .and Mrs. Charles Young regular examinations of the Minis- on Sept. 4, with the election of 8914 W. 7 Mile Rood try of Education, the students of Senator Frei as president. None UN 1 ,-6688 the Institute Hebreo do very well of the candidates ever used _anti- For example. usually about 50 per Semitism as a political tool. On cent of students at other schools pass the bachelor examinations. In the Institute Hebreo the ave- rage is 70 to 90 per cent. Tuition Happy Hanukah is free but well-to-do families make contributions. The principal language is Spanish. Other Ian- guages used in the Institute Heb- 7 Mile and Wyoming reo include Hebrew, English and French. Most Chilean Jews are com- AL GENDEL'S COLLISION fortable economically. In 19 49 . the German-speaking Jewish community made a survey show- ing that 48 per cent worked in industry as employers or em- ployes. 40 per cent were in com- merce as wholesalers and re- tailers. 7 per cent were profes- sionals and 5 per cent were farmers. The Jews in Chili founded sev- eral new industries. More than 30 years ago, Jews from Hungary founded the first and still most important plastics firm. The most important clothing factory in ' Chile was developed 25 years ago by a Jewish immigrant from Ber- lin. Many leather, jersey and other clothes factories belong to Jews who began then with small- scale production. They have also developed electrical industries and I laboratories. Salomon Sack, a Jewish immi- grant from Lithuania, came as a worker 60 years ago and made a fortune in iron. Ten years ago, he contributed 51.000,000 for a foun- dation at the University of Chile. He was active in Jewish affairs and served as president of the Jewish Circle. In Southern Chile, Jews founded a sawmill which provides work for more than 2.000 men. Much of the current genera- tion. the grandchildren of the original settlers, have studied in universities and now work as architects, doctors, lawyers and teachers. They are active in the intellectual life of Chile. One of Chile's leading musi- cians is a Sefardi Jew, Victor Te- vah, who, as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Chile, has Wishing You A Happy Hanukah MIAMI BAKE SHOPP,E Hanukah Greetings T. J. 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