A new documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein. Premiered September 18, 20, 21, 2022. "The U.S. and the Holocaust" is a three-part, six-hour series that examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the…
At age 18, Rachel Kastner urged her grandfather, Karl Shapiro, to travel with her to Poland. A Holocaust survivor, Karl vowed never to return to Europe after the war. But he agreed to make the trip and Rachel's first feature…
Editor's Note: The new PBS documentary series, The US and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Journalist Daniella Greenbaum Davis is not yet 30 years old, but the questions raised…
“The U.S. and The Holocaust” – a new three-part documentary examines America’s response before, during, and after Hitler’s rise to power.
As examined in The U.S. and the Holocaust, a new film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, the singular horrors of the Holocaust did not occur in a vacuum.
Presented at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Tuesday, September 20, 6:00-7:30 pm ET. Streaming now. Explore America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history with excerpts from the new documentary THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, and expert conversation featuring Debra Schmidt…
https://youtu.be/808TnbUxMVM Presented live on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Streaming now. How do Holocaust survivors view the causes and consequences of that historic trauma? How have the hateful policies and sentiments of Nazi Germany found new life in the world today…
https://youtu.be/HD-Mr8S8rWY Presented live on Thursday, September 22, 6:00-7:30 pm ET. Streaming now. What are the moral consequences of the U.S.’s punitive response to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers? How do anti-immigrant policies and sentiments intersect with historical traumas? What can…
Joanna Schroeder is a writer, editor, and media critic, joins us to discuss her New York Times op-ed piece, “Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons,” and ways to protect young people from being indoctrinated into violent white supremacist groups.…
Recalling the pivotal events of 1492 in Spain compels us to recognize the complexity of patterns of hate and the urgency of addressing them.
To explore the evolution of right-wing extremist groups in America and their connection to Trump, author, and historian Kathleen Belew joins Walter Isaacson.
Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel discusses human behavior, the notion of indifference, trauma, faith, the importance of remembrance, and his love for Israel. In this exclusive interview Wiesel explains how a situation of absolute cruelty was allowed to…