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The U.S. and the Holocaust

A history to be reckoned with.

  • Documentary
8.6

Overview

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.

Status:Ended

Director:

Ken Burns,Lynn Novick,Sarah Botstein

Writer:

Kevin Baker,Geoffrey C. Ward

Top Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator

Daniel Mendelsohn

Daniel Mendelsohn

Self - Writer

Peter Hayes

Peter Hayes

Self - Historian

Deborah Lipstadt

Deborah Lipstadt

Self - Historian

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt

Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene

Self - Historian

Guy Stern

Guy Stern

Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army

Rebecca Erbelding

Rebecca Erbelding

Self - Historian

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Hermann Göring

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Madison Grant

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

(voice)

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

(voice)

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

(voice)

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

(voice)

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

(voice)

Official Videos

The U.S. and The Holocaust Trailer

The U.S. and The Holocaust Trailer

Inside Look

Inside Look

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Preview

Preview

Teaser #2 'We are Challenged'

Teaser #2 'We are Challenged'

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