The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein

2022
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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 Episode One: “The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
9/18/22
The U.S. proves fertile ground for ideas about nativism, eugenics, and antisemitism, culminating in laws restricting immigration. Hitler persecutes German Jews, causing many to flee. FDR is concerned by the growing refugee crisis.
2 Episode Two: “Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
9/18/22
Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but remain divided over what to do even as World War II begins. Individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. The Nazis invade the Soviet Union.
3 Episode Three: “The Homeless, Tempest Tossed” (1942 - )
9/18/22
A group of dedicated government officials form the War Refugee Board to support rescue operations. The Allies uncover mass graves and liberate German concentration camps, revealing the sheer scale of the Holocaust.

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Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein’s three-part, six-hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people responded to this catastrophe and how it challenged the very ideals of our democracy.

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