MODERN POLITICS: Ken Burns, "The U.S. and the Holocaust," 3 parts, 6 hours of tape.

This is an in-depth explanation of the U.S. involvement during the 30s and 40s of following the rise of Nazi fascism, (Part 1. “The Golden Door” (Beginnings to 1938); Part 2: “Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942); and Part 3: “Homeless, Tempest Tossed” (1942- ).Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein’s three-part, six-hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people and our leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged our identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of our democracy.Part One: “The Golden Door,” (beginnings to 1938) 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 concer