Jews in Chile Face Crisis, Uncertain Future

changes of the last 16 months
were the cause of an emigra-
tion that greatly affected the
numerical strength of the six
Bnai Brith lodges in Chile,"
says Dr. Mendel Steinsapir,
who, until last year, was
president of the Grand Lodge
of the 20th District which
covers Chile, Argentina, Par-
a g u a y, Uruguay, Bolivia,
Peru and Ecuador. He adds:
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over 55 years of age, its fu-
ture
is in doubt. The other
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three lodges in Santiago also
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province of Concepcion where
the only existing lodge rarely
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has more than 15 members
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active and working more or
less regularly in spite of the
fact that 10 per cent of its
members left the country."
In the province of Valpa-
raiso, the main port of Chile,
the re are relatively few
Jews. Yet, with enthusiasm
and hard work, they have
created and kept going a
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community center, a syna•
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the conveyor of fresh nutrients and of body wastes.
every year they organize a
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summer school that in 1972
you'll feel like you're drinking real water for the
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Juan Auchfrichtij, the ex-
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raiso Jews, takes a realistic
view of the future, but, at
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the same time, is very proud
Mountain Valley spring in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
of his community. He said:
Today a glass dome protects that spring so that not
"Chile, in spite of its Marx-
even air pollution can effect the precious water.
ist regime, is at its heart
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government and its leaders.
Everything has changed in
Chile except its freedom.
"This has allowed us to
continue our community life,
to keep our synagogue with
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more people attending the
services on a Sabbath than
in the capital city; it has
permitted us to direct Jewish
education through our school
and to maintain our cultur-
ally, Jewish and Zionist life.
We keep our club — a mar-
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velous recreation center on
the beach side of Renaca,
with all its facilities for
members, and there is every
indication that • this Jewish
oasis — Valparaiso and Vina
del Mar — will continue
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flourishing, powerful organi-
zation, motivating many of
Bnai Brith, the oldest Jew- the cultural, Zionist and
ish institution at the service charitable activities. Today
of the community, has suf- it is passing through a dif-
fered serious setbacks in ficult crisis.
Chile. Until 1970, it was a
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Semitic actions directed by
embassies or representatives
of the Arab League, al-
though everything is care-
fully disguised under the
subtle flag of anti-Zionism.
S o m e publications or ex-
cerpts that appear in the
newspapers show this line of
thought, and many of them
need to be answered by the
representative committee ad-
dressing their replies to pub-
lic opinion.
Two things that happened
recently point out this trend,
despite the government's ef-
forts to appease all con-
cerned and to reduce the
natural - uneasiness of the
Jewish communities. One of
the events was the recent
fourth National Congress of
Chileans of Arab Origin and
the Arab Residents which
took place in Valparaiso and
Vina del Mar. The proceed-
ings were transmitted by
radio and were attended by
ambassadors of Egypt, Syria
and Algeria, plus the mayor
of Valparaiso and the con-
gressmen belonging to the
government's party.
As might have been ex-
pected, the congress started
and ended with violent at-
tacks on Israel and the "Zion-
ist imperialism." The official
party's congressman, Ani-
ceto Rodriguez said: "Until
not long ago, Chile forgot
Arab interests. International
hypocrisy made us play a
bad role in the United Na•
Lions. Fortunately, this has
been corrected by the new
government of the Unidad
Popular which, for the first
time, is supporting the cause
of the Arab countries." Ser-
gio Vuskovic Rojo, mayor
of Valparaiso, said: "Just as
we feel badly as Chileans
about the presence of North
American troops in Cam•
bodia and Vietnam, it hurts
us too to see Israeli troops
in Arab territories, and in
the name of the Chilean
government, I affirm the po-
sition of the government of
Chile and President Allende
on the side of the Arab
people in any contingency."
Syrian Ambassador Bour-
han Kayal said: "The truth
behind the Zionism is not a
secret any more because the
world public opinion knows
perfectly well the goals they
aim at, endeavoring to ex-
pand at the expense of the
Xrab people, of trying to
make of occupied Palestine
a base for Zionism and im-
perialism aimed at drowning
the Arab liberation move-
ment and leave the Arab
world divided forever."
The acceptance of the Arab
League by Chile's govern-
ment and the establishment
of an office for Latin Amer-
ica in Santiago is a source
of concern to the Jewish com-
munity. Gil Sinay and Robert
Levy, community represent-
atives, met the undersecre-
tary of foreign affairs and
the minister of interior. As
a result, the minister stated
in a letter: " . . the char-
acteristics of t h e Chilean
people will not tolerate ac-
tivities contrary to the pat-
terns of pacific coexistence
that are traditional in Chile."
This is the way that Chile
and its Jews look in 1972.
Maybe in April 1973, when
narliamentary elections are
held, the situation will
change. At the moment,
30,000 Jews in Chile live in a
very different situation than
their brothers in the same
continent. The future? There
are no prophets in our times.

20—Friday, Dec. 15, 1972

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