The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022–2022)
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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.
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- 01
The Golden Door (Beginnings — 1938)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. - 02
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)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. - 03
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 — )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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- S01E01Season's bestThe Golden Door (Beginnings — 1938)September 18, 2022Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German J
- S01E02Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)September 20, 2022As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirele
- S01E03The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 — )September 21, 2022A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to support rescue operations. As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees
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