First reports of the industrial scale of killing reach the United States. A group of dedicated government officials establish the War Refugee Board to finance and support rescue operations. As the Allies advance, soldiers uncover mass graves and liberate German concentration camps, revealing the full horror of the Holocaust. The danger of its reverberations soon become apparent.
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Series 1: 3. The Homeless, Tempest-tossed (1942- )
First reports of the industrial scale of killing reach the United States. A group of dedicated government officials establish the War Refugee Board to finance and support rescue ...
23-01-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Yearning To Breathe Free (1938-1942)
After Kristallnacht, Germany’s Jews are desperate to escape Hitler’s tyranny. Americans are united in their disapproval of the Nazis’ brutality, but remain div ...
16-01-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. The Golden Door (beginnings-1938)
After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support for his anti-Semitic rhetor ...
09-01-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. The Golden Door (beginnings-1938)
After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support for his anti-Semitic rhetor ...
09-01-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Yearning To Breathe Free (1938-1942)
After Kristallnacht, Germany’s Jews are desperate to escape Hitler’s tyranny. Americans are united in their disapproval of the Nazis’ brutality, but remain div ...
16-01-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 3. The Homeless, Tempest-tossed (1942- )
First reports of the industrial scale of killing reach the United States. A group of dedicated government officials establish the War Refugee Board to finance and support rescue ...
23-01-2024
BBC 4