In 2009 , the Open Doors Monument was erected in the Holocaust Memorial Park in Rishon Lezion , Israel . It honored the role of the Philippine Commonwealth Government under President Manuel L. Quezon in officially offering safe haven and issuing 10,000 visas to Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi regime . This was done in coordination with US Commonwealth officials ( including High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt and Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower ) as well as the local Jewish-Filipino community . Between 1937 and 1941 , approximately 1,200 to 1,500 Jewish refugees ( mostly from Germany and Austria ) were settled in government-provided housing communities in Marikina . Additional plans were made to increase the visas allocated to 100,000 and to allow the refugees to resettle in the then sparsely-populated island of Mindanao , but these could not be carried out due to the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941 . Quezon 's actions were notable because the Philippines was one of the few nations that unconditionally opened its doors to Jewish refugees . Quezon was also one of the few heads of state to openly condemn the Nazi persecution of Jews , prior to the outbreak of World War II . The Philippine Fair is an annual event in Haifa . In July 2013 , the 2-day fair opened at the Castra mall , organized by the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Municipality of Haifa . The fair features booths selling Filipino handicrafts and food , as well as a cultural program showcasing traditional Filipino music and dance . A photography exhibition , “ Yesterday and Today : A Look at Philippines-Israel Relations through the Years , " opened at the mall . Some of the images date to the Philippines ’ “ Open Door Policy " in the 1930s , when more than 1,200 European Jews fleeing the Holocaust were given a safe haven in the Philippines
Nazi persecution of Jews
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