In the 2012 Chilean
census, 16,294 Chilean residents listed their religion as Judaism, an increase of 8.8% since 2002.[1][2] The actual Jewish community in Chile is estimated to be slightly larger.[3][4] Chilean Jews are found across the country, although the majority live in the cities of
Santiago and
Valparaíso, and are predominantly found in higher-paying professions and all walks of public life.[5] The Chilean Jewish population decreased in the political turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s, but their identity as Jews in Chile remains. Most Chilean Jews are
Ashkenazim. Here is a list of some prominent
Chilean Jews.
^Maiz-Peña, Magdalena (2003).
"Ana Vásquez-Bronfman (1947-)". In Kremer, S. Lillian (ed.). Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and their Work. Vol. II: Lerner to Zychlinsky. New York, New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1276–1278.
ISBN978-0-415-92984-4.
In the 2012 Chilean
census, 16,294 Chilean residents listed their religion as Judaism, an increase of 8.8% since 2002.[1][2] The actual Jewish community in Chile is estimated to be slightly larger.[3][4] Chilean Jews are found across the country, although the majority live in the cities of
Santiago and
Valparaíso, and are predominantly found in higher-paying professions and all walks of public life.[5] The Chilean Jewish population decreased in the political turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s, but their identity as Jews in Chile remains. Most Chilean Jews are
Ashkenazim. Here is a list of some prominent
Chilean Jews.
^Maiz-Peña, Magdalena (2003).
"Ana Vásquez-Bronfman (1947-)". In Kremer, S. Lillian (ed.). Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and their Work. Vol. II: Lerner to Zychlinsky. New York, New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1276–1278.
ISBN978-0-415-92984-4.