The U.S. and the Holocaust

Charles Lindbergh & The America First Committee

In 1940, American public opinion for providing aid to Britain was slowly starting to change. Charles Lindbergh became the chief spokesman for a new isolationist organization dedicated to keeping America out of the war – the America First Committee. Founded by a handful of students at the Yale Law School, it soon became the largest anti-war organization in the history of the United States.

Charles Lindbergh & The America First Committee

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  • En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”

    S1 E6 - 2h 10m

    Un grupo de funcionarios del gobierno dedicados a la causa, apoyan a financiar las operaciones de rescate. En tanto que los soldados Aliados avanzan y van descubriendo fosas comunes así como liberando campos de concentración Alemanes, el público ve por primera vez la magnitud del Holocausto y comienza a entender sus repercusiones.

  • “The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - ): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )

    S1 E3 - 2h 10m

    A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to finance and support rescue operations. As the Allied soldiers advance, uncovering mass graves and liberating German concentration camps, the public sees for the first time the sheer scale of the Holocaust and begins to reckon with its reverberations.

  • En Español: “Anhelando Poder Respirar en Libertad”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    En Español: “Anhelando Poder Respirar en Libertad”

    S1 E5 - 2h 17m

    Al empezar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los estadounidenses desaprueban la brutalidad Nazi y dudan si deben hacer algo. Individuos y organizaciones trabajan para ayudar a escapar a los refugiados. Charles Lindbergh y aislacionistas luchan contra Roosevelt para tratar de que Estados Unidos se mantenga fuera de la guerra. Alemania invade la Unión Soviética y comienza la matanza de Judíos Europeos.

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