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The US and the Holocaust

Series 1

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)

Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 9 months

After Kristallnacht, Germany’s Jews are desperate to escape Hitler’s tyranny. Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality, but remain divided on how to respond. Show more

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