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The U.S. and the Holocaust

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, The U.S. and the Holocaust examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south.

En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”

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.

Episodes

  • The Holocaust and Authoritarianism Today: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Holocaust and Authoritarianism Today

    1h 3m

    Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Michael Abramowitz discuss the Holocaust and authoritarianism today. Moderated by Julia Ioffe, Puck News. Presented by PBS and Freedom House.

  • The Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today

    56m 9s

    Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Madlin Sadler discuss the Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today. Moderated by Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief washington correspondent. Presented by PBS and the International Rescue Committee.

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