The U.S. and the Holocaust A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein
Explores America's response to the Holocaust, and how it challenged the ideals of democracy.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:Peter Coyote , Daniel Mendelsohn , Peter Hayes , Deborah Lipstadt , Daniel Greene , Guy Stern , Rebecca Erbelding , Sol Messinger , Nell Irvin Painter , Eva Geiringer , Timothy Snyder , Murphy Guyer , Carolyn McCormick , Joe Morton , Matthew Rhys , Susan Hilsenrath , Joseph Hilsenrath , Marlene Jaeger Mendelsohn
S1.E1 ∙ The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938)
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 is unable to coordinate a response.
S1.E2 ∙ Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
S1.E3 ∙ The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-)
A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
