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America and the Holocaust
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/

Description:
Companion to a PBS American Experience documentary about what "social and political factors shaped America's response to the Holocaust," including the temporary "'paper wall,' a bureaucratic maze that prevented all but a few Jewish refugees from entering the country." Includes details about one man's struggle against the bureaucracy, a guide to people and events of the Holocaust (such as Raoul Wallenberg, the Bermuda Conference, and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), interview transcripts, and primary sources.

LII Topics: History, Holocaust, Holocaust, Jewish, Judaism

Publisher:
WGBH; PBS Online

Extra Keywords
Public Broadcasting Service World War II WWII

LII Database Information:
Record 24162 created by Jennifer English on 07/19/2007
Last modification on 07/25/2007
Published: 07/25/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24162

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