Philippine Sanctuary
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Philippine Sanctuary

A Holocaust Odyssey

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Philippine Sanctuary

A Holocaust Odyssey

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During World War II, the United States government and many Western democracies limited or closed themselves off entirely to Jewish refugees. By contrast, a Pacific island nation decided to keep its doors open. Between 1938 and 1941, the Philippine Commonwealth provided safe asylum to more than 1, 300 German Jews. In highlighting the efforts by Philippine president Manual Quezon and High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, Bonnie M. Harris offers fuller implications for our understanding of the Roosevelt administration's response to the Holocaust.
This untold history is brought to life by focusing on the incredible journey of synagogue cantor Joseph Cysner. Drawing from oral histories, memoirs, and personal papers, Harris documents Cysner's harrowing escape from the Nazis and his heroic rescue by the American-led Jewish community of the Philippines in 1939. Moving and rich in historical detail, Philippine Sanctuary reveals new insights for an overlooked period in our recent history, and emphasizes the continued importance of humanitarian efforts to aid those being persecuted.

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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780299324636
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Preface: Unlikely Journeys
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Introduction: Open Doors to the Philippines
  7. 1. Joseph Cysner: From Hamburg to Zbaszyn to Manila
  8. 2. FDR, Evian, and the Refugee Crisis
  9. 3. Open Hearts: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines
  10. 4. Mindanao, a New Palestine
  11. 5. Japan and Europe’s Refugee Jews
  12. 6. Peletah—Deliverance
  13. Conclusion: The Will to Save
  14. Afterword: New Lives, New Life
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index