Edition |
Full screen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Performer |
Host, David McCullough ; narrator, Hal Linden. |
Credits |
Editor, Stephanie Munroe ; music composed by Sheldon Mirowitz. |
Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1994 as an episode of The American experience. |
Summary |
Uses interviews, official photos, home movies, and archival footage to explore the factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust and asks the question "Why didn't America do more?" Looks at America's inaction through the experiences of a Jewish refugee trying to save his parents, and through documented evidence of official policy of the U.S. government. |
Note |
Special DVD features include: printable materials for educators, access to the American Experience Web site, scene selection. |
Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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Jewish refugees.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Added Author |
Ostrow, Martin.
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McCullough, David G.
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Linden, Hal.
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Fine Cut Productions.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
Deceit and indifference |
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American experience (Television program)
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ISBN |
1593752350 |
Music No. |
WG38289 WGBH Boston Video |
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