Holocaust survivor Eva Geiringer reflects on life in Auschwitz. In 1944, Americans first discovered the details of the camp when three escapees carefully documented what they had seen. When the War Refugee Board received the Swiss report, it made the first-hand testimony public and it made headlines. But the Americans still failed to understand the scale and scope of the crime.
This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate
Subscribe to PBS for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/
Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS Video app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR
FOLLOW US:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs
Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/
Learn more about production:
THE UNITED STATES AND THE HOLOCAUST is a three-part, six-hour series by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, examining the American response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the 20th century. Americans consider themselves a "nation of immigrants," but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved reluctant to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through gripping testimonies from witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families attempted to escape Hitler, this series delves deep into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Has the nation failed to live up to its ideals? It's a story to be reckoned with.
The series is narrated by Peter Coyote; Voice actors include Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Joe Morton, Hope Davis, Bradley Whitford and Helena Zengel.
Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it useful.
