• 2019
The Last Manilaners

Summary As told from the perspective of a child growing up during the height of World War II, this documentary looks back on the lives of Jews in the Philippines while in refuge after Manuel L. Quezon's landmark Open Doors Policy that welcomed 1,300 Jews to the country. A detailed retelling of stories of tragedies, reunions, survival, and the eventual human triumphs that happened during this untold part of Philippine history. View more details

  • 2019

The Last Manilaners

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Arthur Acuña Lotte Cassel Hershfield Margot Pins Kestenbaum Max Weissler

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Aug 18, 2019

Countries of origin : Philippines

Language : English

Production companies : iWant

Summary As told from the perspective of a child growing up during the height of World War II, this documentary looks back on the lives of Jews in the Philippines while in refuge after Manuel L. Quezon's landmark Open Doors Policy that welcomed 1,300 Jews to the country. A detailed retelling of stories of tragedies, reunions, survival, and the eventual human triumphs that happened during this untold part of Philippine history. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Aug 18, 2019

Countries of origin : Philippines

Language : English

Production companies : iWant

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Lotte Cassel Hershfield in The Last Manilaners (2019) Margot Pins Kestenbaum in The Last Manilaners (2019) Lotte Cassel Hershfield in The Last Manilaners (2019) Max Weissler in The Last Manilaners (2019) The Last Manilaners (2019) The Last Manilaners (2019) Lotte Cassel Hershfield, Margot Pins Kestenbaum, and Max Weissler in The Last Manilaners (2019)

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Episode 1 • Aug 18, 2019
Escape
When Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler staged a dangerous game, six million Jews suffered the consequences- racial discrimination, torture, and even death. Margot Pins-Kestenbaum and Lotte Cassel-Hershfield recount how their blissful lives turned into torment as the Nuremberg Laws progress in Germany in 1935, leaving the Jewish people with only two choices: to suffer and wait, or to escape. As the living survivors of Hitler's reign of terror, Margot and Lotte recall how the Philippines, under the leadership of then President Manuel L. Quezon, defied the odds and welcomed them when the whole world turned a blind eye on their agony.
Episode 2 • Jan 26, 2020
Invaded
In an attempt to annihilate the Jews, the German government cultivated an act of extreme violence-burning down synagogues, and attacking Jewish schools, cemeteries, and stores- called Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass. Determined to get away from Hitler's clutches, Margot Pins-Kestenbaum and Max Weissler, together with their families, braved the seas in hopes of rebuilding their lives in the Philippines. Looking back on their journey, Margot and Max share their struggles fleeing to Manila and the joy they felt finding home in a foreign land- until the Japanese occupation in 1940.
Episode 3 • Jan 26, 2020
War
During the Japanese occupation, Jewish refugees joined the fight and rallied alongside Filipinos and Americans. Unbeknowst to them, their families in Europe were facing a toxic battle with the mass-killing of Jews called Holocaust. Margot Pins-Kestenbaum, Lotte Cassel-Hershfield, and Max Weissler tell how their new home turned into a battleground when the Japanese troops infiltrated the shores of Manila, while their loved ones suffered terribly back in Germany.
Episode 4 • Jan 26, 2020
Gratitude
As the Manilaners reminisce on their years of refuge in the Philippines, Margot Pins-Kestenbaum, Lotte Cassel-Hershfield, and Max Weissler express their deepest gratitude to the only country that opened its doors when everyone one else refused. The three Manilaners also talk about how the Filipino's compassion and hospitality gave them warmth after years of living with terror and agony, later creating a strong bond with the Jewish people especially in times of need.

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