The U.S. and the Holocaust S1E2: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
- Aired: 2022-09-20
- Runtime: 138 minutes
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Overview
As World War II began, Americans united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided about whether to act. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Meanwhile, Charles Lindbergh and isolationists battle with Roosevelt to keep America out of the war. Germany invaded the Soviet Union and secretly began the mass murder of European Jews.