Ernest Emil Simke

Ernest Simke came to the Philippines from China in the early 1920's and managed the La Estrella del Norte branch in Bacolod. served as Israel's honorary Consul-General in Manila. The Simkes were one of the Jewish families in the Philippines who chose to remain in the country and take on Filipino citizenship. Ernest's wife, Rita Broniatowski's family has notably produced a number of distinguished chemists.

Resources

• Goldstein, Jonathan. "Shaping Zionist Identity: The Jews Of Manila As A Case Study." Taylor Francis Online, 16 June 2009. http://bit.ly/2HTHKFD. Retrieved: 4 June 2019.
• Ephraim, Frank. "Escape to Manila : from Nazi tyranny to Japanese terror". Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2003. http://bit.ly/2IiPLmK. Retrieved: 5 June 2019.