Japan welcomed Jewish refugees during 1939 while other countries closed doors . There was an element of something so redemptive . '' About 1,200 Japanese Jews lived there before 1945 . While they escaped the Holocaust , they were involved with the Asian front of the war as Japan expanded .
Japan welcomed Jewish refugees during 1939 while other countries closed doors . About 1,200 Japanese Jews lived there before 1945 . While they escaped the Holocaust , they were involved with the Asian front of the war as Japan expanded .