S01 Episode 1
The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
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.
2 h 9 mins · Sun, 18 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 2
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
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.
2 h 18 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 3
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
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.
2 h 11 mins · Wed, 21 Sep 2022
