Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.
Full Cast of The U.S. and the Holocaust
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, author, director,...
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. Giamatti began his career as a supporting...
Liam Neeson
He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena...
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her...
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author,...
Ken Burns
Celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a...
Crew of The U.S. and the Holocaust
Full backstage crew list →- Released on September 18, 2022