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The U.S. and the Holocaust Season 1 Episodes

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Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, the film 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.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2022 - 2022

Episode 1

The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)

Sun, Sep 18, 2022 135 mins

Recalling a history of open borders, and a xenophobic backlash that prompted Congress to restrict immigration as Hitler and the Nazis persecuted German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR was concerned by the growing crisis but unable to coordinate a response.

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Episode 2

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)

Tue, Sep 20, 2022 60 mins

As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and organizations try to help refugees escape, but Germany invades the USSR and begins the mass murder of European Jews.

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Episode 3

The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )

Wed, Sep 21, 2022 60 mins

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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