Resettlement of Holocaust Survivors and Displaced Persons in Argentina
摘要
Thousands of Holocaust survivors arrived in Argentina after the Second World War. However, it is difficult to assert that Argentina actively welcomed Holocaust survivors as, like most countries, it had restrictive policies on Jewish refugee entry at least until 1950, when the migration flow began to decline. For the most part, Argentina was not a transit country but rather a final destination for Jewish refugees who aimed to reach its shores and reunite with their relatives. Rescue efforts also included eighty displaced persons from Föhrenwald, which posed a significant challenge to the agencies involved such as the Sociedad de Protección al Inmigrante Israelita (SOPROMITIS). Relief campaigns organised by the Jewish community provided material and human resources necessary to support this migration despite government-imposed restrictions on Jewish refugee arrivals. This chapter examines the absorption of Holocaust survivors in Argentina and the role of the local Jewish community in coordinating relief activities with international agencies such as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS).