Minister of Economics Oskar Schnake said yesterday that anti-Semitism in Chile was an artificial product aimed at undermining the Popular Front Government. He expressed the hope that forthcoming immigration legislation would solve the problem of refugee entry into Chile.
Schnake made his statement to a delegation of the Poale-Zion, including Dr. S. Yuris, a delegate from from Palestine, during a one -hour audience. He expressed enthusiasm over the accomplishments of Jewish cooperatives in Palestine and said the Chilean Government supported the Palestine Jewish homeland.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
