Congratulations on your new documentary. We look forward to see it here. BTW, we launched the book of Frank Ephraim, Escape to Manilaon March 30, 2005 at the Philippine Consulate here in Los Angeles and it was well-attended by descendants of some of the Jews featured in the book. Frank's wife was also there. I was sorry to hear a few years later that Frank had died. When possible, please send us updates regarding An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines. Thanks and all the best,
Linda P.S. To friends getting this email, please note that the book is still available in paperback (2008 edition) and if interested, just contact your community bookseller below. To Mitzi and Maurese, thanks for letting me know about the NPR event. Mitz, are you still with Asia Society? --- Escape to Manila >From Nazi Tyranny to Japanese Terror A harrowing account of Jewish refugees in the Philippines With the rise of Nazism in the 1930s more than a thousand European Jews sought refuge in the Philippines, joining the small Jewish population of Manila. When the Japanese invaded the islands in 1941, the peaceful existence of the barely settled Jews filled with the kinds of uncertainties and oppression they thought they had left behind. Escape to Manila gathers the testimonies of thirty-six refugees, who describe the difficult journey to Manila, the lives they built there, and the events surrounding the Japanese invasion. Combining these accounts with historical and archival records, Manila newspapers, and U.S. government documents, Frank Ephraim constructs a detailed account of this little-known chapter of world history. "The book's riveting centerpiece combines military history and personal horror to describe the Battle of Manila. . . . Burned out of their homes, Jews roam the streets with other civilians, seeking safe havens, crouching to dodge bullets, hiding in holes dug in the ground covered with corrugated roofing. . . . Escape to Manila . . . enables readers to know and feel the fires."--Hadassah Magazine "The vignettes and first person histories make for very interesting reading."--Jewish Book World "Ephraim has constructed a fascinating narrative from a rich mix of archival research, oral history, and autobiographical memoir. He offers us a stirring portrait of a community of resourceful, resilient, courageous, and compassionate individuals."--Michael Shapiro, director, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignFrank Ephraim was born in Berlin in 1931 and fled to the Philippines with his parents in 1939. In 1946 he emigrated to the United States. After a career in naval architecture, he served as the director of program evaluation for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. --- Philippine Expressions Bookshop The Mail Order Bookshop dedicated to Filipino Americans in search of their roots. 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URGENT FROM MITZI -- a chance to make our own Sonny Izon shine. Please participate. Pass this on. ________________________________ From: [email protected] Subj: Mon., Jan. 23@4pm: FilAm docu producer Sonny Izon on NPR "Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders" Hi Everyone, >> >> >>I am pleased to announce that PAFC 2009 DAKILA Awardee and >>award-winning documentary producer/director Noel "Sonny" Izon will >>be >>interviewed on Monday, January 23rd at 4 pm regarding his latest >>work, "An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines on NPR's >>"Here >>on Earth: Radio Without Borders." >> >> >>I highly urge you to listen and participate in this most >>interesting >>interview/discussion. That way, Sonny will be assured of a return >>interview. Herewith are the following ways TO PARTICIPATE: >> >> >>Different ways to listen: http://wpr.org/hereonearth/listen.cfm >>>Listen live online: http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/live.cfm >>>Listen to the podcast after the show airs: >>>http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/ (click on the appropriate day >>>of >>>the >>>show, e.g. MONDAY) >>>Live call-in: 1-877-GLOBE-07 (1-877-45623-07) >>>Email: [email protected] >>>Follow on Twitter and Facebook: our username for both is >>> >>>hereonearthshow >>> >>>Monday, January 23, from 4 – 5 pm EST / 3 – 4 pm CST on Here on >>>Earth: Radio without Borders from Wisconsin Public Radio: >>> >>>An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines >>>Most of us have heard of Schindler’s List, but how many of us >know >>>about the shiploads of German and Austrian Jews who were >>>rescued in >>>the >>>Philippines beginning in 1935, when most other nations turned >them >>>away. Filipino filmmaker Noel Izon, who owes his life to a German >>>Jewish refugee, sets out to document the story of Jewish rescue >>>in >>>the >>>Philippines in his new film, An Open Door. >>> >>>“It is my hope, & indeed my expectation, that the people of the >>>Philippines will have in the future every reason to be glad >>>that >>>when >>>the time of need came, their country was glad to extend to a >>>persecuted >>>people, a hand of welcome.” - Manuel Quezon, President of the >>>Philippine Commonwealth, April 23, 1940 >>> >>>Guest: >>> >>>Noel Izon is an independent filmmaker based in Hyattsville, MD. >>>Over >>>the past four decades, he has won many national awards for his >>>work, >>>which includes some 100 nationally televised programs produced >>> >>>mainly >>>for PBS and for National Geographic Television. An Open Door: >>>Jewish >>>Rescue in the Philippines is the third in his trilogy of >forgotten >>>World War II stories. >>> >>>Links: >>> >>>A history of Jews in the Philippines: >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Philippines >>> >>>Jerusalem Post: Open Doors and Open Hearts >>>http://www.jpost.com/Features/InThespotlight/Article.aspx?id=177440 >>> >>>Marika Suval, Producer >>>Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders >>>Wisconsin Public Radio | 821 University Ave | Madison, WI 53706 >>>Office: (+1) 608-265-3002 | www.hereonearth.org | >>> > > >Thank you and best regards, >Mitzi Pickard >Philippine Arts, Letters and Media (PALM) President >Tel: 703-909-0791 > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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