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Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)

  • Episode aired Sep 19, 2022
  • 2h 18m
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The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
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As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secr... Read allAs WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

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    • Ken Burns
    • Lynn Novick
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    • Daniel Mendelsohn
    • Guy Stern
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    • Directors
      • Sarah Botstein
      • Ken Burns
      • Lynn Novick
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      • Daniel Mendelsohn
      • Guy Stern
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    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
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    Daniel Mendelsohn
    Daniel Mendelsohn
    • Self - Writer
    Guy Stern
    Guy Stern
    • Self - St. Louis, Missouri
    • (as Günther Stern)
    Peter Hayes
    Peter Hayes
    • Self - Historian
    Deborah Lipstadt
    Deborah Lipstadt
    • Self - Historian
    Mae Ngai
    Mae Ngai
    • Self - Historian
    Daniel Greene
    Daniel Greene
    • Self - Historian
    Susan Hilsenrath
    Susan Hilsenrath
    • Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany
    Joseph Hilsenrath
    Joseph Hilsenrath
    • Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany
    Nell Irvin Painter
    Nell Irvin Painter
    • Self - Historian
    Marlene Jaeger Mendelsohn
    Marlene Jaeger Mendelsohn
    • Self - Shmiel's Niece
    Sol Messinger
    Sol Messinger
    • Self - Berlin, Germany
    Eva Geiringer
    Eva Geiringer
    • Self - Vienna, Austria
    Rebecca Erbelding
    Rebecca Erbelding
    • Self - Historian
    Timothy Snyder
    Timothy Snyder
    • Self - Historian
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
      Paul Corning
        Leon Dische Becker
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            • Lynn Novick
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            Originally scheduled to air on Monday September 19, 2022, this episode aired one day later on September 20th. PBS devoted its prime time on the 19th to an edited rebroadcast of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which aired live earlier in the day.
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            Features Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

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          • Release date
            • September 19, 2022 (United States)
          • Also known as
            • Yearning to Breathe Free
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