Rescue in the Philippines, extending to wider audience

Rescue in the Philippines, extending to wider audience

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust- is a US documentary by Russell Hodge, Cynthia Scott-Johnson, Terry Irving and Jenny Gebhardt. The film is about the effort of the Philippines to save Jews from the Holocaust and the Nazis.

It was a collective effort headed by President Manuel Quezon with an eclectic group of politicians, military minds and businessmen. Their heroic act saved the lives of more than 1,200 Jews from Europe during the height of the German Nazi rule.

The documentary features the horrifying story of the Jewish people through detailed and painstaking research. The film is not only relevant to Filipinos but it is as important for the whole world to see as it is part of the history of the whole of humanity.