Escape to Manila: From Nazi Tyranny to Japanese Terror

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✦ Escape to Manila from nazi tyranny to japanese terror Frank Ephraim Foreword by Stanley Karnow university of illinois press urbana and chicago Publication of this book was supported by the Sheldon Drobny Family Endowment for the University of Illinois Press First Illinois paperback, 2008© 2003 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 2 3 4 5 6 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. The Library of Congress cataloged the cloth edition as follows: Ephraim, Frank. Escape to Manila : from Nazi tyranny to Japanese terror / Frank Ephraim ; foreword by Stanley Karnow. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-252-02845-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Jews—Philippines—Manila—History—20th century. 2. Refugees, Jewish—Philippines—Manila—History—20th century. 3. Manila (Philippines)—Ethnic relations. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Jews—Philippines. 5. Philippines—History—Japanese occupation, 1942–1945. 6. Japan—Ethnic relations. I. Title. ds135.p45e64 2003 940.53'089'924059916—dc21 2002155570 paperback isbn 978-0-252-07526-1 in memory of my parents, charlotte and curt ephraim to my wife, ruth, my daughter, michelle, and my son-in-law, marc, for their encouragement and to all the “manilaner” who, fleeing from one tyranny to another, acquitted themselves with honor ...