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The U.S. and the Holocaust

Teaser #1 'American as Apple Pie'

"Exclusion of people, and shutting them out, has been as American as apple pie." The U.S. and the Holocaust examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, immigration and eugenics in the United States, and race laws in the American south. Premieres Sept. 18.

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2:10:51
Los Aliados liberan los campos Alemanes y el público ve la magnitud del Holocausto.
En Español: “Anhelando Poder Respirar en Libertad”
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2:17:35
En la guerra, algunos estadounidenses ayudan a los refugiados; otros son indiferentes.
En Español: “La Puerta de Oro”
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2:08:43
Una reacción xenófoba lleva al Congreso a restringir la inmigración.
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
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2:10:51
As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
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2:17:35
As war begins, some Americans work tirelessly to help refugees; others remain indifferent.
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
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2:08:43
Reversing open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration.
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