LEADER 03741cam a22005658i 4500001 275027 005 20240621234130.0 008 190617t20202020wiu b 001 0deng 010 2019011672 020 9780299324605 |q(cloth) 020 0299324605 035 (OCoLC)on1105747167 035 275027 042 pcc 043 a-ph--- 049 LHMA 040 WU/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dBDX |dYDX |dOCL |dLHM 050 00 DS135.P45 |bH37 2020 090 DS135.P45 |bH372 2020 100 1 Harris, Bonnie Mae, |eauthor. 245 10 Philippine sanctuary : |ba Holocaust odyssey / |cBonnie M. Harris. 264 1 Madison, Wisconsin : |bThe University of Wisconsin Press, |c[2020] 264 4 |c©2020 300 pages cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Of the many refugee trails filled with stateless Jews fleeing Europe during the decades of the Nazi Regime, the odyssey of Cantor Joseph Cysner's escape from Hamburg to Poland to the Philippines stands unique. Joseph escaped the fate of thousands of refugees held at border-camps along the German-Polish border in 1938 and joined hundreds of European refugee Jews ultimately saved from destruction between 1937 and 1941 by little known rescue plans in the East Asian Community of the Philippines. His rescue by Commonwealth officials President Manual Quezon and High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, and American Jewish businessmen and leaders in Manila, illuminates their heroic efforts in organizing selection and sponsorship programs that overcame limits imposed by the US and other countries during the refugee crisis and heroically saved as many souls as they could before war intervened. Even though it too was ill-fated by the Japanese invasion, Quezon's remarkable offer demonstrated what could be accomplished when nation's leaders were willing to put aside political agendas to act in the universally noble cause of saving human lives. By opening their doors to the refugees, the Filipinos also opened their hearts and gave them a new homeland. Joseph Cysner's personal story of refuge in the Philippines and the vibrant Jewish community that arose there weaves itself throughout the humanitarian efforts to aid the persecuted with a sanctuary in the Pacific. This book resurrects these important events from historical oblivion"-- |cProvided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Cysner, Joseph, |d1912-1961. 650 0 Jews |zPhilippines |zManila |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Jewish refugees |zPhilippines |zManila |vBiography. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xJews |zPhilippines. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xJews |xRescue. 611 27 Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01710189 611 27 World War (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 650 7 Jewish refugees. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01730523 650 7 Jews. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00983135 651 7 Philippines. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01205261 651 7 Philippines |zManila. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01205230 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 Biographies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 830 0 New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies. 856 41 |3Electronic version(s) available. |zHosted by ProQuest Ebook Central |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ushmm/detail.action?docID=6026491 852 0 |bstacks |hDS135.P45 |iH372 2020 852 |bebook