The U.S. and the Holocaust

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2022-09-18

Last Air Date: 2022-09-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein

Networks: PBS

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Peter Coyote as Self - Narrator
Daniel Mendelsohn as Self - Writer
Peter Hayes as Self - Historian
Deborah Lipstadt as Self - Historian
Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt
Daniel Greene as Self - Historian
Guy Stern as Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army
Rebecca Erbelding as Self - Historian
Werner Herzog as Hermann Göring
Paul Giamatti as Madison Grant

Seasons

Specials (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today (2022-09-08)

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Madlin Sadler discuss the Holocaust and Refugees, Lessons for Today. Moderated by Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief washington correspondent.
Ep. 2: The Holocaust and Authoritarianism Today (2022-09-15)

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Michael Abramowitz discuss the Holocaust and authoritarianism today. Moderated by Julia Ioffe, Puck News.