Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)

9.0/10 · 188 votesSep 20, 2022138 min

Ranked #2 of 3 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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.

Season 1 Episodes3

E1 9.0

The Golden Door (Beginnings — 1938)

E2 9.0Now viewing

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)

E3 9.0

The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 — )

Cast18

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Mendelsohn

Self

Peter Hayes

Self

Deborah Lipstadt

Self

Guy Stern

Self

Daniel Greene

Self

Rebecca Erbelding

Self

Eva Geiringer

Self

Sol Messinger

Self

Nell Irvin Painter

Self

Timothy Snyder

Self

Adam Arkin

Self (voice)

Crew4

Ken Burns

Director

Lynn Novick

Director

Sarah Botstein

Director

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)" is episode 2 of The U.S. and the Holocaust season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 188 votes, ranking #2 of 3 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein and written by Geoffrey C. Ward, it aired on September 20, 2022.

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 — 1942)

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes3

Cast18

Crew4

Discussion

Episode Summary