Shelved in the "TV Series" collection. Featuring voices of: 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. Narrator, Peter Coyote.
Contents:
Episode 1: The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938) -- Episode 2: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) -- Episode 3: The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942- ).
Summary:
This documentary series examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. America considers 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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.