The U.S. and the Holocaust [videorecording] / a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt.
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FilmPublisher number: KBUH600 | PBSLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Series: PBSPublisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 9781531715014
- 153171501X
- United States & the Holocaust
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Press coverage -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion
- National socialism in popular culture -- United States
- Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- D804.45.U55 U55 2022
- Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton.
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Decatur Public Library Adult audiovisual | Adult non-fiction | DVD U S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Historical | Available | 31564200011219 |
Disc 1. Episode 1. The golden door (beginnings-1938) -- Disc 2. Episode 2. Yearning to breathe free (1938-1942) -- Disc 3. Episode 3. The homeless, tempest-tossed (1942- ).
Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton.
Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voices-overs, Adam Arkin, Hope Davis, Paul Giamatti, Olivia Gilliatt, Elliott Gould, Murphy Guyer, Werner Herzog, Josh Lucas, Joe Morton, Carolyn McCormick, Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, Bradley Whitford, Helena Zengel.
Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television program in 2022.
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy.
The U.S. and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a "nation of immigrants," but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-MA (mature audiences only; this program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17).
For private home use only.
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
English or Spanish dialogue; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) in English or Spanish.