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Exploring America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.

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“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
After decades of maintaining open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to pass its first laws restricting immigration. Meanwhile, in Germany, Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to try to flee to neighboring countries or America. Franklin Roosevelt and other world leaders are concerned by the growing refugee crisis but fail to coordinate a response.
Episode 1 128m 43s
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
Episode 1
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
128m 43s
After decades of maintaining open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to pass its first laws restricting immigr
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
Episode 2
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
137m 35s
As World War II begins, Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided on whether to act. Some in
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
Episode 3
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
130m 51s
A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to finance and support rescue operations. As the Allied soldiers adv
En Español: “La Puerta de Oro”
Episode 1
En Español: “La Puerta de Oro”
128m 43s
Luego de décadas de fronteras abiertas, y debido a la xenofobia, el Congreso pasa sus primeras leyes restringiendo la inmi
En Español: “Anhelando Poder Respirar en Libertad”
Episode 2
En Español: “Anhelando Poder Respirar en Libertad”
137m 35s
Al empezar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los estadounidenses desaprueban la brutalidad Nazi y dudan si deben hacer algo. Indi
En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”
Episode 3
En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”
130m 51s
Un grupo de funcionarios del gobierno dedicados a la causa, apoyan a financiar las operaciones de rescate. En tanto que lo
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About The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust is a three-part, six hour series that examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a “nation of immigrants,” but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this 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.

Premiered September 18, 2022.

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