The U.S. and the Holocaust : The Golden Door. Episode 1 /

After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support for his antisemitic rhetoric and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to flee to neighboring countries or America. FDR and...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2022]
Series:The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration. In Germany, Hitler finds support for his antisemitic rhetoric and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to flee to neighboring countries or America. FDR and other world leaders are concerned by the growing refugee crisis but fail to coordinate a response.
Item Description:Originally released by PBS, 2022.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 31, 2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 7 min., 54 sec)) : sound.
Audience:9 - 12