Language:
Spanish
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
13,3 (1999) 437-458
Keywords:
Jews
;
Jews History 1939-1945
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Rescue
Abstract:
In May 1940 the Dutch Colonial Government in Curacao arrested and interned enemy nationals, of whom 77 were Jews. In a camp set up on the island of Bonaire, Jews were interned together with German and Dutch Nazis and were treated similarly. This policy is contrasted with that in Suriname and the Dutch East Indies. In Curacao, the women and children were freed in July 1940, but Jewish males were liberated only in August 1941. Even after the war, Jewish refugees were subjected to various restrictions. The harsh treatment of the Jewish refugees was motivated by a desire to stop their influx into the colony and by economic considerations, as well as by antisemitism. The conflict between the Jewish leadership in Curacao and the authorities over the refugees only fueled the antisemitism. The wartime policy toward Jewish refugees broke the longstanding cordial relations between Protestants and Jews in the colony.
Note:
In Curaçao and Bonaire.
,
In Spanish in "Entre la aceptación y el rechazo" (2003).
DOI:
10.1093/hgs/13.3.437
URL:
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