Title: Fluchtziel Lateinamerika
First published: 1988
Description: Describes the reception of refugees from Nazi Germany, many of whom were Jewish, in Latin America and the anti-Nazi political activities of the émigré associations. Pp. 60-67, "Die Emigranten und ihre neue Umgebung", discuss the influence of antisemitism on the reception of the immigrants, mentioning the local colonies of "Volksdeutsche". Argues that, in analyzing government and popular attitudes, general xenophobia should be distinguished from anti-Jewish prejudice. Antisemitism apparently played a part in the restrictive immigration policies of Argentina and Brazil. However, the population opposed racism, as German diplomats complained. In Bolivia, antisemitism was exacerbated by economic crisis as well as by the concentration of immigrants in La Paz. In 1940 the government enacted measures against Jewish immigrants, but an order for registration of all Jewish immigrants (including baptized Jews) was rescinded after Jewish protest. The chapters on individual countries also mention Nazi sympathizers and antisemitism, especially in Argentina.
Subjects: History, Germans, Emigration and immigration, Political refugees, Politics and government, Cultural assimilation, Exil, Auswanderung, Deutsche, Integration, Politisches Handeln
Places: Latin America, Germany
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: F1419.G3 Z84 1988