Jewish immigration to Brazil and anti-semitism in the discourse of elite groups.

Authors

  • Natália Dos Reis Cruz Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7984.2009v8n15p225

Abstract

This article looks at anti-semitism in Brazil from the 1920s to 40s, placing emphasis on the imaginary of Brazilian elites regarding Jews. The persecution of the Jews in Europe contributed to immigration to Brazil, leading to the creation of Jewish neighborhoods in several Brazilian cities. Elite discourse of the period took up a defense of the “theory of whitening”, based on racial and cultural miscegenation and the negation of racial problems in the country, turning Jews into one of the targets of a politics of nationalization and intolerance on the part of the Brazilian state. Keywords: anti-semitism, nationalism, racism, intolerance, elites.

Author Biography

Natália Dos Reis Cruz, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutora em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense e professora do Departamento de Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional da Universidade Federal Fluminense.

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Published

2009-10-29

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 15 (2009)

Section

Artigos

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