The U.S. and the Holocaust

The War Refugee Board & Hungary

In 1944, President Roosevelt established the War Refugee Board – the only government agency created by any of the Allies specifically to do what it could for the Jews still under Nazi threat. Much of the Board’s most effective work was focused on Hungary with the help of fellow diplomats from neutral nations. It was still home to some 800,000 Jews, the largest remaining population in Europe.

The War Refugee Board & Hungary

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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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