On the margins of Antisemitism: Responses of the weekly paper Mundo Judío to the Chilean Movimiento Nacional Socialista (1935-1938)

Authors

  • Gustavo Guzmán Universidad de Chile

Abstract

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.

Keywords:

Antisemitism in Chile – Mundo Judío – Chilean Movimiento Nacional Socialista