Women and Jews: A Dual Condition

The Lives of Jewish Women who made Chile their new home, featured in the Collections of the Jewish Archive of Chile

FSWE-1Archivo Judío de Chile

Roots and Resilience

Like other groups, women also had a particular experience of migration in the context of the Second World War.

Diamanti Cohen's passport to travel to America Diamanti Cohen's passport to travel to America (1923-02-06)Archivo Judío de Chile

Women who found themselves in Chile due to various circumstances

The changes in life, the deterioration of it's conditions, the persecutions and the hasty escape altered the fait of jewish women destiny worldwide.
From Turkey, Bitola, Greece, Hungary, Germany, France, Romania...

FAArchivo Judío de Chile

Home as a refuge for traditions

From the most diverse latitudes, they made Chile their new home.
They organized domestic life, the education of their children, and sought ways to integrate into society... Whenever possible, they contributed to the family business.

FKL-FArchivo Judío de Chile

The Ongoing Continuity of Jewish Life

Without abondoning their customs and traditions, they nurture and  passed them on to future generations, integrating them into the new realities they encountered.

SFW-FArchivo Judío de Chile

Relationships and conventions: Example of strength

Women who, in a world dominated by men, knew how to forge their own space and contribute with their talent to the development of a country where they felt welcome.

Julia, Lea and Violeta on the beachArchivo Judío de Chile

I am a woman! 

They were groundbreaking, bringing new trends...
“We are infinite...” 

FFH-PArchivo Judío de Chile

That in spite of a double discrimination : Woman and Jewess

Everyday life during the Second War was a protracted struggle for survival. We see how in this document Irma Hirsch's name Sara is added to confirm her Jewish identity.

YASArchivo Judío de Chile

They faced life head-on

It was often the women who had to fight to save their family.

UBArchivo Judío de Chile

With a deep social sense 

Women's words are translated into action. Institutions such as WIZO or "Damas de Celeste" have contributed significantly to education and the well-being of the country’s most vulnerable sectors.




PIArchivo Judío de Chile

Women who persevere

They contributed from various fields to the development of diverse disciplines that enriched the country—artists, architects, educators, scientists..

FMH-CArchivo Judío de Chile

They were part of the family business












With effort and initiative, they built a life full of possibilities for their families and the community, contributing to the development of the country that welcomed them.

Photograph of four women with a baby Photograph of four women with a babyArchivo Judío de Chile

Women's rights are human rights

Women who today are a light, an example of resilience and inspiration for all. 

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