B’nai Brith honors Philippines president who saved Jews from Nazis
Former president of the Philippines Manuel Quezon saved 1,300 Jews during the Holocaust. B’nai Brith and the Philippines Cultural Center in Tel Aviv will honor him at different events.
Amid the escalating persecution of European Jews, Philippine Commonwealth president Manuel Quezon announced that any Jew fleeing his country would be permitted to stay(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByLAHAV HARKOV
