| Description |
1 online resource (128 minutes) |
| Summary |
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people and our leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged our identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of our democracy. After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support for his antisemitic rhetoric and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to flee to neighboring countries or America. FDR and other world leaders are concerned by the growing refugee crisis but fail to coordinate a response |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed January 10, 2023) |
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"A history to be reckoned with" |
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Originally produced as a documentary miniseries on PBS |
| Credits |
Edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton ; original music produced by Johnny Gandelsman ; cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staron |
| Performer |
Narrated by Peter Coyote |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence
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Jewish refugees -- United States -- Public opinion
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Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Press coverage -- United States
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Television mini-series.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953- director, producer
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Novick, Lynn, director, producer
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Botstein, Sarah, 1972- director, producer
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Welt, Mike, producer
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Coyote, Peter, narrator
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Florentine Films, production company
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, film distributor
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