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Israel city features Philippine marker in city attractions

Patricia Lourdes Viray - The Philippine Star
November 6, 2014 | 6:34pm
MANILA, Philippines - Rishon Lezion, the fourth largest city in Israel, included the Philippine marker Open Doors Monument in its official brochure for tourists.
 
The said monument symbolizes the friendship between the Philippines and Israel, and the former's act of saving the Jews during the Holocaust in Europe when President Manuel L. Quezon implemented the "open doors" policy in 1939.
 
Quezon's policy allowed 1,300 Jewish refugees to enter the Philippines at a time most countries refuse them.
 
Unveiled in June 21, 2009, the marker is located along Shederat Hasidei Umot Ha-Olam (Righteous among Nations Boulevard) in Rishon Lezion.
 
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv noted that the gesture is "significant in promoting the historical monument and the deep friendship between the Philippines and Israel."

NATIONS BOULEVARD

OPEN DOORS MONUMENT

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY

PHILIPPINES AND ISRAEL

PRESIDENT MANUEL L

QUEZON

RISHON LEZION

SHEDERAT HASIDEI UMOT HA-OLAM

TEL AVIV
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