The U.S. and the Holocaust

8.8

Explores America's response to the Holocaust, and how it challenged the ideals of democracy.

Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Peter Hayes

    • Released
    • (2022)
      		•
    • Seasons
    • 1 seasons
      		•
    • Status
    • ended
      		•
    • Add to
    • watch list
      •

    SEASON 1

  • Episode 3The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942 -- )

    A group of government officials supports rescue operations; the public sees for the first time the scale of the Holocaust as Allies liberate German camps.

  • Episode 2Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)

    As World War II begins, Americans unite in their disapproval of Nazi brutality and work to help refugees escape; Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

  • Episode 1The Golden Door (Beginnings -- 1938)

    Congress reverses open borders; Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of German Jews, causing many to seek refuge; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is concerned but unable to coordinate a response to the crisis.