The U.S. and the Holocaust - Season 1 Episode 1 The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but unable to coordinate a response.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: holocaust (shoah), jewish history, american history
- Cast: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Peter Hayes, Deborah Lipstadt, Meryl Streep, Daniel Greene
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