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GRILL

JOIN US FOR DINNER ON
OUR OUTDOOR PATIO!

Enjoy a casual dining experience focusing
on quality food made with local ingredients.
House-smoked beef and pork along with
fresh seafood, steaks, chops and bistro
entrées on our relaxing outdoor patio.

The Frieder brothers in the 1930s (from left): Morris, Herbert,
Phillip, Henry and Alex

The Frieders raised tens of thou-
sands of dollars to cover the costs; as
refugees made their way to Manila,
they found a hospitable environment.
"It proved people of different back-
grounds and nationalities can work
together for the good of humanity,"
Sasser said. "They all believed in the
same thing. They were all friends and
they respected each other."
As they thrived, plans moved for-
ward to rescue up to 30,000 Jews, all
with Quezon's blessing. Unfortunately,
the winds of war intervened, and the
Philippines endured the brunt of the
Japanese invasion. Manila was reduced
to ruins, including the Frieders' cigar
factory.
Quezon died in exile in 1944, before
the end of the war and before he could
bring more Jews to freedom. Before
his death, he said, "The people of the
Philippines will have in the future
every reason to be glad that when the
time of need came, their country was
willing to extend a hand of welcome
Sasser said that when she was a girl
in Cincinnati, her grandfather rarely
talked about the Frieder brothers'
heroics. "He was a jolly guy. My mem-
ories of him are of observing Passover

in his condo. He played a lot of poker
and smoked a lot of cigars. But what
happened in the Philippines was not
a common topic. These were regular
businessmen who found themselves
in a situation where they could be of
help, and they did what they could. It
turned out to be more than what most
people could do:'
Farquhar's parents chose to settle
permanently in the Philippines, where
her father was a physics professor
at the University of the Philippines
and Far Eastern University. Farquhar
attended the American School and in
1961 moved to California to attend
college. She stayed in the Bay Area
and became a teacher of Spanish and
German, first at San Francisco's George
Washington High School and then at
Lowell High School.
She has enjoyed a full and happy life
in America, but she knows she owes
it all to that plucky band of machers
who mapped out an epic rescue over a
poker table.
"It shows the capacity for human
beings to do what they know in their
hearts is right," she said. "There's quite
a lesson to be learned from that:' ❑

Can't Join Us for Dinner?
Then Try C.A.Y.A. To Go!

The Family Meal $45
2 lbs. of Meat (choose 2)
Choice of Brisket, Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey

2 Sides of Mac & Cheese
2 Corn Bread
2 Coleslaw

HOURS: Tue - Sun dinner starting at 4:30 p.m.
Brunch: Sat and Sun starting at 10 a.m.

248.438.6741 • www.cayagrill.com
1403 S. Commerce Rd., Wolverine Lake

2028000

We Have Been Catering
Celebrations in the 49 cuStel
Jewish Community
for over 25 years!

Reservations
welcomed!

OFFERING
A WORLD
OF FLAVOR!

Owners: Shan Tarn and Johnny Tarn

Large Parties • Showers
Anniversaries
Birthday Parties
Catering • And More

248-474-8183

Sam Frieder (seated, center) with refugees at a Jewish community meeting
in 1940

27626 Middlebelt Road
at 12 Mile • Next to CVS
Farmington Hills

Seating for up
to 200 people

Hours of Operation:
Mon.-Thurs.: 11am — 9:30pm
Friday: 11am — 10pm
Saturday: Noon — 10pm
Sunday: Noon — 9pm

2035160

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