Title:
America and the Holocaust : deceit and indifference / a Fine Cut Productions, Inc. ; WGBH Boston ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced, and directed by Martin Ostrow.
ISBN:
9781593752354
Edition:
Full screen.
Publication Information:
[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2005]
©2005
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1994 as an episode of The American experience.
Special DVD features include: printable materials for educators, access to the American Experience Web site, scene selection.
DVD; Dolby digital.
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.
Added Uniform Title:
Language Note:
Closed captioned for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Performer:
Narrator, Hal Linden.
Production Credits:
Editor, Stephanie Munroe ; music composed by Sheldon Mirowitz.
OCLC Number:
ocm60579247
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
