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“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)

“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)

Season 1 Episode 1
2:08:43
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)

“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)

Season 1 Episode 2
2:17:35
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )

“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )

Season 1 Episode 3
2:10:51
How Can we Learn from the Past?

How Can we Learn from the Past?

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2:03
Do We Have a Responsibility to Intervene?

Do We Have a Responsibility to Intervene?

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2:31
What Does It Mean to be a Land of Immigrants?

What Does It Mean to be a Land of Immigrants?

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2:04
What Can Individuals Do when Governments Fail to Act?

What Can Individuals Do when Governments Fail to Act?

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1:47
Not Every Jew Died in a Concentration Camp

Not Every Jew Died in a Concentration Camp

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3:49
Life in Auschwitz

Life in Auschwitz

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5:22
The War Refugee Board & Hungary

The War Refugee Board & Hungary

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5:59
Charles Lindbergh & The America First Committee

Charles Lindbergh & The America First Committee

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5:31
US Bill to Save Refugee Children Hits Wall of Anti-Semitism

US Bill to Save Refugee Children Hits Wall of Anti-Semitism

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6:39
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The U.S. and the Holocaust
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“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
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Season 1 Episode 3
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
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Season 1 Episode 2
“Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
As war begins, some Americans work tirelessly to help refugees; others remain indifferent.
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
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Season 1 Episode 1
“The Golden Door” (Beginnings-1938)
Reversing open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration.
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