The U.S. and the Holocaust

Name: The U.S. and the Holocaust
Genre: Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Released: September 18, 2022
Rating: 96

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PBS | Release Date: September 18, 2022

Summary: Narrated by Peter Coyote, the three-part documentry series directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein examines the United States' response to the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust through interviews, first-person accounts and archival footage.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 1 Review: Devastating as it is to watch, as survivors grow fewer in number, rigorous, watertight documentaries such as this can be the first defence against Holocaust revisionism. Read full review

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The Telegraph Jasper Rees

Jan 9, 2023

Season 1 Review: So no, we haven’t had enough stories about the Holocaust. And this one, from television’s greatest historians, is a masterpiece. Read full review

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Sep 15, 2022

Season 1 Review: For all the darkness of the history, there is much that's irresistible about the six hours of this saga. ... The series' commentators deliver views that are pricelessly succinct. ... The eloquence of the script by Geoffrey C. Ward is everywhere evident, though never more so than in the sections on the Statue of Liberty and the words of poet Emma Lazarus. Familiar as they may be by now, their powers, as used here, approach the sublime. The same can be said for the heart that went into the writing of these six unforgettable hours. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 10, 2023

Season 1 Review: Burns's assiduous method of documentary-making never talks down to the viewer, uses gimmicks or assumes that they have short attention spans. It's one reason why his films are so compelling. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 18, 2022

Season 1 Review: Adding to Ken Burns’ legacy of classy historical fare for PBS, The U.S. and the Holocaust is documentary filmmaking with a purpose, a three-night production that directly links undercurrents of American society that influenced the decades featured to lingering strains of White supremacy and anti-Semitism. It’s fascinating as history, but sobering as current events. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Sep 19, 2022

Season 1 Review: It imposes a clarifying honesty on our claims of openness and exceptionalism. ... What makes "The U.S. and the Holocaust" required viewing, which is its determined focus on the everyday people living in cities across Europe before the Nazis mass murdered. Read full review

The Guardian Rebecca Nicholson

Jan 9, 2023

Season 1 Review: This is unvarnished history that attempts to scratch away the surface myths – and it is well worth your time. Read full review

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 2022
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  S1:E3. The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
  Air Date: September 21, 2022
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  S1:E2. Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
  Air Date: September 20, 2022
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  S1:E1. The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
  Air Date: September 18, 2022