The U.S. and The Holocaust On-Demand

The U.S. and the Holocaust 3-part series  by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein re-airs January 8th, 15th, 22nd at 1pm 

Watch ondemand: THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, a new three-part documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history. through February 3rd.  

On-demand access: The series will be available on demand January 6 – February 3, 2023 at https://video.wxxi.org/show/us-and-holocaust/  (Available in English and Spanish) 

EVENT: Don't Miss the February 13th Screening Talkback 

Extended Trailer: See More Videos Here 

Combining the first-person accounts of Holocaust witnesses and survivors and interviews with leading historians and writers, THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST dispels competing myths that Americans either were ignorant of the unspeakable persecution that Jews and other targeted minorities faced in Europe or that they looked on with callous indifference. The film tackles a range of questions that remain essential to our society today, including how racism influences policies related to immigration and refugees as well as how governments and people respond to the rise of authoritarian states that manipulate history and facts to consolidate power. The series aired in September 2022 and re-aired in January 2023. 

Press Release

See the free PBS Player to watch on-demand beginning January 6-February 3, 2023  

Unpacking the U.S. and the Holocaust Viewing Guide for more background

National Conversations: On-Demand: Watch on-demand national virtual conversation events 

WXXI News Local Coverage:

• Connections Podcast: Memoir Authors: Sam Rind and Jerry Elman on remarkable stories of surviving the Holocaust
  
  
• Connections Podcast: Holocaust survivor Lea Malek shares her story 9/20/2022 
  
  
• Connections Podcast: Connections: Former White Supremicist Christian Picciolini On Disengaging From Extremist Movements

• PBS Documentary Examines the U.S. Response to The Holocaust via WXXI News (Sept. 18, 2022)
  
  
• A local Holocaust survivor says she's haunted by images of the Russian invasion of Ukraine via WXXI News 
  
  
• 'RISE': Rock musical honoring Jewish resistance fighters hopes to inspire today's battle for democracy

• 'State of Hate in Greater Rochester' report shows majority of Jewish residents feel discrimination has increased
  
  
• More NPR & WXXI Issues Coverage Connected to the Holocaust
  
  

Educator Resources: Educator Webinars, On-demand, Resources & PBS LearningMedia Collection

Local Outreach Partners:

The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester-Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information

The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project at Monroe Community College

Local support provided by: 

National Funding and Production Credits:

THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST is a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. Directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward. Produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt. Edited by Tricia Reidy, ACE, and Charles E. Horton. Co-producer is Lucas B. Frank. Original music produced by Johnny Gandelsman. Cinematography by Buddy Squires, ASC, and Wojciech Staroń, PSC. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Voices include Adam Arkin, Hope Davis, Paul Giamatti, Olivia Gilliatt, Elliott Gould, Murphy Guyer, Werner Herzog, Josh Lucas, Carolyn McCormick, Joe Morton, Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, Bradley Whitford and Helena Zengel. The executive in charge for WETA is John F. Wilson. Executive producer is Ken Burns.

Corporate funding for THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by: David M. Rubenstein; the Park Foundation; the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; and by the following members of The Better Angels Society: Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine; Jan and Rick Cohen; Allan and Shelley Holt; the Koret Foundation; David and Susan Kreisman; Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder; Blavatnik Family Foundation; Crown Family Philanthropies, honoring the Crown and Goodman Families; the Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Dr. Georgette Bennett and Dr. Leonard Polonsky; The Russell Berrie Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John and Catherine Debs; and Leah Joy Zell and the Joy Foundation. Funding was also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers.