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After decades of maintaining open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to pass its first laws restricting immigration. Meanwhile, in Germany, Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to try to flee to neighboring countries or America. Franklin Roosevelt and other world leaders are concerned by the growing refugee crisis but fail to coordinate a response.
Original Release
09/18/2022
US Release
09/18/2022
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Peter Hayes | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Mendelsohn | Self - Writer |
| Rebecca Erbelding | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Greene | Self - Historian |
| Nell Irvin Painter | Self - Historian |
| Deborah Lipstadt | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Okrent | Self - Writer |
| Timothy Snyder | Self - Historian |
| Sol Messinger | Self - Berlin, Germany |
Directors
Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Peter Hayes | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Mendelsohn | Self - Writer |
| Rebecca Erbelding | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Greene | Self - Historian |
| Nell Irvin Painter | Self - Historian |
| Deborah Lipstadt | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Okrent | Self - Writer |
| Timothy Snyder | Self - Historian |
| Sol Messinger | Self - Berlin, Germany |
| Susan Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Joseph Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Eva Geiringer | Self - Vienna, Austria |
| Adam Arkin | (voice) |
| Paul Corning | (voice) |
| Leon Dische Becker | (voice) (as Léon Dische Becker) |
| Paul Giamatti | Madison Grant |
| Olivia Gilliatt | (voice) |
| Elliott Gould | (voice) |
| Murphy Guyer | (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Lucas Frank | Producer |
| Vanessa Gonzalez-Block | Producer |
| Madeline Little | Producer |
| Stephen Sowers | Producer |
| Mike Welt | Producer |
