The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022

The U.S. and the Holocaust

8.7 | TV-14 | en | 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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)

Sep. 18,2022

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.

EP2 Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)

Sep. 20,2022

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.

EP3 The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )

Sep. 21,2022

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.

8.7 | TV-14 | en | Documentary | More Info

Released: 2022-09-18 | Released Producted By: Florentine Films , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://pbs.org/show/us-and-holocaust

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Cast

Peter Coyote , Meryl Streep , Werner Herzog , Paul Giamatti , Liam Neeson , Adam Arkin

Director

Buddy Squires

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as Self - Narrator

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Meryl Streep

as Eleanor Roosevelt

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Werner Herzog

as Hermann Göring

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Paul Giamatti

as Madison Grant

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