A documentary television series. As World War II begins, Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided on whether to act. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Meanwhile, Charles Lindbergh and isolationists battle with Roosevelt to try to keep America out of the war. Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Details
Color
color-black & white
Copyright Owner
Florentine Films
Director
Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
Sarah Botstein
Genre
Series
Documentary
Language
English
Duration
138
Original Title
The U.S. and the Holocaust - Episode 2 - Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)