Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice)
Series
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Synopsis
“A history to be reckoned with.”
Americans consider themselves a 'nation of immigrants', but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolds in Europe, the U.S. prove unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate refuge seekers. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this three-part documentary series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.
Episodes
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1. The Golden Door (Beginnings — 1938)Now viewing2022-09-182h 9m8.0Reversing 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)2022-09-202h 18m8.0As 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 — )2022-09-212h 11m8.0A 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
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No photo Daniel Mendelsohn
Self
No photo Peter Hayes
Self
No photo Deborah Lipstadt
Self
No photo Guy Stern
Self
No photo Daniel Greene
Self
No photo Rebecca Erbelding
Self
No photo Eva Geiringer
Self
No photo Sol Messinger
Self
No photo Nell Irvin Painter
Self
Timothy Snyder
Self
Adam Arkin
Self (voice)
Murphy Guyer
Self (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
Self (voice)
Joe Morton
Self (voice)
Matthew Rhys
Self (voice)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
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Is The U.S. and the Holocaust available to watch online?
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How many seasons does The U.S. and the Holocaust have?
The U.S. and the Holocaust has 1 season and 3 episodes.
When did The U.S. and the Holocaust first air?
The U.S. and the Holocaust first aired in 2022.
Is The U.S. and the Holocaust still running?
The U.S. and the Holocaust's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is The U.S. and the Holocaust?
The U.S. and the Holocaust is classified as Documentary.