{"product_id":"the-manila-poker-club-eisenhower-quezon-and-the-plan-to-harbor-europes-jews-in-the-philippines-hardcover-1","title":"The Manila Poker Club: Eisenhower, Quezon, and the Plan to Harbor Europe's Jews in the Philippines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Sy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the late 1930s, as the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany and Austria intensified, five distinguished gentlemen met half a world away for regular late-night poker games. What began as an excuse to drink whiskey, smoke cigars, and discuss the political events of the day resulted in an ambitious plan to rescue as many Jewish refugees as possible from the clutches of Hitler's Gestapo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis small group of men in Manila--Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower, Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon, US high commissioner of the Philippines Paul V. McNutt, and Jewish American businessmen Alex and Philip Frieder--shared a sense of humor, a mutual respect for one another's cultures and people, and an innate desire to help a persecuted population. They hatched an effort to welcome thousands of Jewish refugees to the Philippines, facing off against antisemitic and anti-immigrant resistance in their own countries, the spreading Nazi menace in Europe--and eventually the Japanese invasion of their Pacific safe haven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on recently released archives and original interviews with some of the last remaining Holocaust survivors, journalist Mark Sy shines a light on the humanitarian partnership between Filipino and American freedom fighters and the harrowing experiences of some of the Jewish families they helped to rescue, when the rest of humanity chose to turn its backs on them. \u003cb\u003eIt's a little-known tale of courage and compassion that ultimately saved more Jews than Oskar Schindler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Sy \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Vancouver and raised in Manila and Hong Kong. He is a graduate of Tufts University with a BA in political science. During the summer of 2020, he spent countless hours talking with a ninety-three-year-old Holocaust survivor in Jerusalem, an American president's granddaughter in Washington, DC, and a Philippine president's grandson in Manila to research \u003ci\u003eThe Manila Poker Club\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.11 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46714852606149,"sku":"9781641601993","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/SHqrMk7Y6_9781641601993_1623e27c-e20c-4a42-b66c-297d21bec229.webp?v=1786525821","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-manila-poker-club-eisenhower-quezon-and-the-plan-to-harbor-europes-jews-in-the-philippines-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}