The U.S. and the Holocaust
S1 · E1IMDB:
8.3
Released
9/18/2022
Duration
2h 11m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States of America
Cast
Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Peter Hayes
Overview
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.
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
8.3Released
9/18/2022
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Peter Hayes
Duration
2h 11m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableThe Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
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.
The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
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.
EP 2AvailableYearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
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.
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
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.
EP 3AvailableThe Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
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.
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
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
Self - Narrator
Peter Coyote
Self - Writer
Daniel Mendelsohn
Self - Historian
Peter Hayes
Self - Historian
Deborah Lipstadt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Meryl Streep
Self - Historian
Daniel Greene
Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army
Guy Stern
Self - Historian
Rebecca Erbelding
Hermann Göring
Werner Herzog
Madison Grant
Paul Giamatti
Unknown Role
Liam Neeson
(voice)
