The U.S. and the Holocaust

All Episodes 2022
TV-14

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  • 2022-09-19T00:00:00Z
  • 2h 12m
  • 6h 38m (3 episodes)
  • Ken Burns + 2 more, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein
  • United States
  • English
  • Florentine Films
  • Documentary
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.

5 episodes

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Madlin Sadler discuss the Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today. Moderated by Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief washington correspondent.

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Michael Abramowitz discuss the Holocaust and authoritarianism today. Moderated by Julia Ioffe, Puck News.

Series Premiere

2022-09-19T00:00:00Z

1x01 The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)

Series Premiere

1x01 The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)

  • 2022-09-19T00:00:00Z2h 9m

Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but unable to coordinate a response.

As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Season Finale

2022-09-22T00:00:00Z

1x03 The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )

Season Finale

1x03 The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )

  • 2022-09-22T00:00:00Z2h 11m

A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to support rescue operations. As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees for the first time the sheer scale of the Holocaust and begins to reckon with its reverberations.

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