The U.S. and the Holocaust
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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 U.S. and the Holocaust 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. (official site)
Featured Videos
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
Ep1 | 2h 8m 43s | WETA Passport
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
Ep2 | 2h 17m 35s | WETA Passport
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
Ep3 | 2h 10m 51s | WETA Passport
Episodes
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
Ep1 | 2h 8m 43s | WETA Passport
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
Ep2 | 2h 17m 35s | WETA Passport
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
Ep3 | 2h 10m 51s | WETA Passport
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Specials
The Holocaust and Authoritarianism Today
Special | 1h 3m 34s
The Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today
Special | 56m 9s
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Extras
The War Refugee Board & Hungary
Clip: Ep3 | 5m 59s
Not Every Jew Died in a Concentration Camp
Clip: Ep3 | 3m 49s
Life in Auschwitz
Clip: Ep3 | 5m 22s
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