The US and the Holocaust
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942)
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
The documentary reveals how the first reports of the killing reached the United States, prompting a group of dedicated government officials to form the War Refugee Board to finance and support rescue operations. As Allies advanced, soldiers uncovered mass graves and liberated German concentration camps, revealing the sheer scale of the Holocaust
The US and the Holocaust airs on BBC Four at 11:30 PM, Saturday 18 January. (Subtitles, finale, series, audio description.)
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History
Ken Burns
Director
Lynn Novick
Director
Sarah Botstein
Director