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 .
Philippines welcomed Jewish refugees during Holocaust while other countries closed doors . About 1,200 European Jews moved there before 1941 . While they escaped the Holocaust , they were confronted with the Asian front of the war as Japan invaded .