The U.S. and the Holocaust
A history to be reckoned with.
A history to be reckoned with.
series not in production
Ended
Documentary
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 3
avg.Runtime | 132 min
First EP | 2022-09-18
Last EP | 2022-09-21
Overview
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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, this documentary series 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.
Created by
Produced by
Florentine Films
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2022-09-18
1
The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
2022-09-18
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.
2
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
2022-09-20
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.
3
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
2022-09-21
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.
CAST
charactor: Self - Narrator
Original: Peter Coyote
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Writer
Original: Daniel Mendelsohn
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Historian
Original: Peter Hayes
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Historian
Original: Deborah Lipstadt
Total EP: 3
charactor: Eleanor Roosevelt
Original: Meryl Streep
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Historian
Original: Daniel Greene
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army
Original: Guy Stern
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self - Historian
Original: Rebecca Erbelding
Total EP: 3
charactor: Hermann Göring
Original: Werner Herzog
Total EP: 3
charactor: Madison Grant
Original: Paul Giamatti
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Liam Neeson
Total EP: 3
charactor: (voice)
Original: Adam Arkin
Total EP: 3
charactor: (voice)
Original: Joe Morton
Total EP: 3
charactor: (voice)
Original: Elliott Gould
Total EP: 3
charactor: (voice)
Original: Matthew Rhys
Total EP: 3
charactor: (voice)
Original: Bradley Whitford
Total EP: 3
CREW
Buddy Squires
Director of Photography
Camera
Wojciech Staroń
Director of Photography
Camera
Lynn Novick
Director
Directing
Sarah Botstein
Director
Directing
Ken Burns
Director
Directing
Tricia Reidy
Editor
Editing
Charles E. Horton
Editor
Editing
Lynn Novick
Producer
Production
Mike Welt
Producer
Production
Ken Burns
Producer
Production
Johnny Gandelsman
Music
Sound
Mariusz Glabinski
Sound Designer
Sound
Marlena Grzaslewicz
Dialogue Editor
Sound
Matt Rigby
Dialogue Editor
Sound
Kevin Baker
Writer
Writing
Geoffrey C. Ward
Writer
Writing
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