9.0/10211 votes#1 - The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2022
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.
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9.0/10165 votes#2 - Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2022
As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
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9.0/10155 votes#3 - The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2022
A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to support rescue operations. As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees for the first time the sheer scale of the Holocaust and begins to reckon with its reverberations.
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The Best Episodes of The U.S. and the Holocaust Season 1
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Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)" is the best rated episode of "The U.S. and the Holocaust" season 1. It scored 9/10 based on 211 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)".