The U.S. and the Holocaust(2022)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2022-09-18
Average Runtime: 2h 12m
Rating: 8.3
Votes: 14
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Americans consider themselves a 'nation of immigrants', but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolds in Europe, the U.S. prove unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate refuge seekers. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this three-part documentary series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.
Keywords
mass murderholocaust (shoah)immigrationworld war iinaziantisemitismminiseriesracismgenocideeugenicsthird reich (iii reich 1933-45)nsdap (nazi party)1940shistorical reenactment1930spolitical documentaryadolf hitlerjewish historywar crime20th centuryamerican historywar documentaryhistorical documentary
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Seasons & Episodes
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Episodes: 3E01
The Golden Door (Beginnings — 1938)
Air Date: 2022-09-18
Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the N...
E02
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)
Air Date: 2022-09-20
As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and or...
E03
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 — )
Air Date: 2022-09-21
A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to support rescue operations. As the Allies liberate German...
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