The U.S. and the Holocaust: Insight and Understanding 

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sunday, May 14, at 4 PM
Tuesday, May 23, at 8 PM
Wednesday, May 24, at 1 AM

THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST: INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING offers a deeper understanding of THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, the three-part PBS documentary that explores America’s response to one of the greatest atrocities of the 20th century. Featuring exclusive insights from filmmakers Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, the program reveals how the creative team approached such a complicated, difficult topic and what to include to shape this landmark film. 

Asking a range of questions that remain relevant to society today, the program explores how THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST can be used as a tool to bring critical conversations about the Holocaust into American homes and classrooms. The program also features select clips from the documentary to illustrate the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global anti-Semitism and racism while shedding light on what the U.S. government and American people knew and did as the catastrophe unfolded in Europe.