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  • Brothers Who Rescued Jewish Refugees Before WWII Being Honored After Their Deaths

    02/06/2005 4:36:05 PM PST · by M. Espinola · 9 replies · 432+ views
    http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBUL3CKV4E.html ^ | Feb 6th, 2005 | Lisa Cornwell Associated Press Writer
    CINCINNATI (AP) - As the Nazis took power in Germany and the world turned its back on Jewish refugees, four brothers who ran a cigar factory in the Philippines worked quietly to help 1,200 Jews flee to Manila. The Frieder brothers never talked about their part in the little-known rescue. But some 65 years later, the remaining refugees want the world to know what Philip, Alex, Morris and Herbert Frieder achieved. "The Frieder brothers were just ordinary Jewish businessmen, but they went out of their way to save lives," said Frank Ephraim, who was eight years old when his family...