Morris J. Frieder

The Frieder Brothers: Alex, Phillip, Herbert, Morris, who owned a two-for-a nickel cigar business transferred their cigar manufacturing operation to Manila from New York 1918, to reduce production costs. The brothers then took two-year turns living in Manila and overseeing their plant. They also became active in Manila’s Jewish community of 150 men, women, and children. They worked actively to allow Jewish refugees to move to the Philippines between 1938-1941.

Resources

• Hoffman, Carl. "The Philippines: A Distant Haven From The Holocaust." The Jerusalem Post, 25 April 2017. http://bit.ly/2Wo8185. Retrieved: 6 June 2019.
• Quezon, Manuel III. "Jewish Refugees And The Philippines, A Timeline." ABS-CBN News, 2019. http://bit.ly/2HX55X6. Retrieved: 6 June 2019.