The U.S. and the Holocaust
Exploring America's response to the Holocaust, and how it challenged the ideals of democracy.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Thu, 4/2 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
The Golden Door (Beginnings -- 1938)
Congress reverses open borders; Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of German Jews, causing many to seek refuge; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is concerned but unable to coordinate a response to the crisis.
Fri, 4/3 at 1:45 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
The Golden Door (Beginnings -- 1938)
Congress reverses open borders; Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of German Jews, causing many to seek refuge; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is concerned but unable to coordinate a response to the crisis.
Thu, 4/9 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
As World War II begins, Americans unite in their disapproval of Nazi brutality and work to help refugees escape; Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Fri, 4/10 at 1:40 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
As World War II begins, Americans unite in their disapproval of Nazi brutality and work to help refugees escape; Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.