List of Chilean Jews
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Chilean Jews are Chileans residing in the country of Chile who are of either Jewish ancestry or observe the Jewish faith.
An estimated 75,000 [1] Chilean Jews live in the country, the majority live in Santiago and are predominantly found in higher-paying professions and all walks of public life.[2] The Chilean Jewish population decreased in the political turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s, but their identity as Jews in Chile remains. Here is a list of some prominent Chilean Jews.
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[edit] Actors
- Shlomit Baytelman, actress[3]
- Alejandro Cohen, actor[3]
- Daniel Emilfork, actor[4]
[edit] Athletes
- Nicolás Massú, tennis player, highest world ranking # 9, 2x Olympic champion (singles & doubles)[5]
- Sebastian Rozental, soccer, forward (national team)[6]
- Anita Klesky, actress[3]
- Nissim Sharim, actor[7]
- Jael Unger, actress[3]
[edit] Other notable Chileans of Jewish descent
- Marjorie Agosín, human rights activist, professor, and writer[8]
- Shai Agosin, TV producer and presenter[9]
- Mordo Alvo, physician and member of the scientific academy Instituto de Chile[10]
- José Berdichewsky, Pinochet's Ambassador in Israel[11]
- Eduardo Bitrán, former Minister of Public Works[12]
- Claudio Bunster, scientist (Jewish mother)[13]
- Cristopher Carpentier, chef (converted to Judaism)[14]
- Fernando Cassorla, physician and member of the scientific academy Instituto de Chile[10]
- Jacques Chonchol, Minister of Agriculture in the Allende government[7]
- Ariel Dorfman, author and scholar[15]
- Roberto Dueñas, modeling agent[16]
- Julián Elfenbein, journalist, television host[17]
- Efrain Friedman, director of Chilean Atomic Research Committee[7]
- Benjamín Galemiri, playwright[18]
- Rodrigo Guendelman, journalist[17]
- Clarisa Hardy psychologist; former (2006-2007) Minister of Planning[19]
- Rodrigo Hinzpeter, politician
- Tomás Hirsch, politician, businessman[20]
- Jeremías Israel, motoracing driver (Jewish father)[21]
- Mauricio Israel, television host[17]
- Alejandro Jodorowsky, film director (Chilean-born)[22]
- Alberto Van Klaveren, current (2006-) Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations[19]
- José Klein, former owner of Minera Santa Barbara[23]
- Marcelo Kormis, rabbi[24]
- Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco, TV host[3]
- Vivi Kreutzberger, television host[3]
- Marcos Libedinsky, former president of the Supreme Court of Justice[25]
- Alejandro Lipschuetz, anthropologist and endocrinologist[7]
- Pablo Lugt, rabbi[24]
- Sergio Melnick, economist, Minister of ODEPLAN under Pinochet[26]
- Lily Pérez, politician[27]
- Daniel Platovsky, businessman, politician, and eldest son of Milan Platovsky (Jewish father)[28]
- Milan Platovsky, businessman who wrote a best-selling autobiography[28]
- Andy Pollack, jazz musician[7]
- Karen Poniachik, journalist; former Minister of Mining and Energy[19]
- Sarika Rodrik, fashion designer[29]
- Efraim Rosenzweig, rabbi[24]
- Daniel Schidlow, Chief of Pediatrics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (Chilean born)[30]
- Miguel Schweitzer Speisky, Pinochet's Minister of Justice[11][31]
- Miguel Schweitzer Walters, Pinochet's Minister of External Affairs and ambassador to the UK[11][31]
- Jorge Schaulsohn, politician[32]
- Gabriel Silber, deputy[33]
- Claudio Spiniak, businessman. In jail since 2004 for being a practitioner of pedophilia and coprophagia[34][35]
- Jacob Stoulman Bortnik, businessman, kidnapped by DINA during the Operacion Condor plan in Argentina[23]
- Shmuel Szteinhendler, rabbi (Regional Director Masorti Latin America)[24]
- Víctor Tevah, fiddler[7]
- titiln, wrestling poster [36]
- Marcelo Tokman, Minister of Energy[37]
- Julián Vainstein, rabbi[24]
- José Weinstein, Minister of Culture under Ricardo Lagos[38]
- Jaime Wisnaik, director of department of engineering at the Catholic University of Santiago[7]
- Daniel Zang, rabbi[24]
[edit] References
- ^ estimaciones para la Población judía 2008.
- ^ (Spanish) Judios en Chile.
- ^ a b c d e f [1] page 48: "Chile's best-known actors are Jewish[weasel words], including Shlomit Baytelman, Alejandro Cohen, Anita Klesky, Jael Unger"
- ^ Daniel Emilfork obituary - Times Online
- ^ Nicolas Massu
- ^ The Jewish Chronicle
- ^ a b c d e f g The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Chile
- ^ VG: Artist Biography: Agosin, Majorie
- ^ La palabra israelita, Entrevista., a letter by Enrique Vainroj, August 24, 2007.
- ^ a b Instituto de Chile
- ^ a b c The Jewish Experience under Military Dictators in Chile and Argentina during 1970s and 1980s
- ^ La palabra israelita, Ministro Eduardo Bitrán en el Mercaz., September 29, 2006.
- ^ Volodia Teitelboim.
- ^ Cristopher Carpentier. Interview in Spanish
- ^ [2]
- ^ Roberto Dueñas. Article in Spanish
- ^ a b c Julián Elfenbein. Article in Spanish
- ^ Untitled Document
- ^ a b c Most Jewish gov’t outside Israel – in Chile - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews
- ^ Tomás Hirsch.
- ^ Jeremías Israel. Article in Spanish
- ^ Alejandro Jodorowsky
- ^ a b La Ultima Gran Operacion De La Dina:
- ^ a b c d e f Monthly Report
- ^ JewishJournal.com
- ^ The Jewish Experience under Military Dictators in Chile and Argentina during 1970s and 1980s
- ^ Manifestaciones, marchas y caminatas de solidaridad con el Estado de Israel
- ^ a b Milan Platovsky.
- ^ Sarika Rodrik La Tercera ::: Mujer.
- ^ Daniel Schidlow.
- ^ a b Miguel Schweitzer.
- ^ Detalle noticia
- ^ Gabriel Silber.
- ^ Claudio Spiniak.
- ^ Revista QuéPasa
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/titiln
- ^ Iton Gadol
- ^ Revista QuéPasa
[edit] See also
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