civil war, members of the Nationalist Republican Alliance opposed to Álvaro Magaña's presidency called him "the little Jew". See also José Castellanos Contreras, diplomat who provided Salvadoran nationality papers to tens of thousands of Jews during World War II. Bernard Salomon Lewinsky, doctor and medical researcher, father of Monica Lewinsky, was born in El Salvador. References and notes Beker, Avi. "El Salvador." Jewish Communities of the World. Lerner Publications Company, Minneapolis, 1998. "El Salvador." Encyclopaedia Judaica. "El Salvador." la Unión Judía de Congregaciones de Latinoamérica y el Caribe Zaidner, Michael. Jewish Travel Guide. Vallentine Mitchell, Portland, 2000. External links Jewish Virtual Library Antisemitism Worldwide 2000/1 El Salvador El Salvador History Jewish