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.

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Immigrants seated on long benches, Main Hall, U.S. Immigration Station. RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-F135 NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12326658

The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942 – )

Air Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 8:00 PM
As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 – 1942)

Air Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2023 8:00 PM
As the war begins, some Americans work tirelessly to help refugees, while others remain indifferent.

The Golden Door (Beginnings – 1938)

Air Date: Fri, Jan 6, 2023 8:00 PM
Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration.