Thousands fill the street in front of Madison Square Garden in New York to protest against atrocities committed by the Nazis in occupied Europe. July 31, 1944. USHMM, courtesy of YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
What did Americans know about Nazi Germany and the Holocaust at the time? What more could have been done to help Europe's Jews? Join us to learn about the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans' responses to Nazi Germany. And get a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum's Americans the Holocaust exhibition, which inspired the recent PBS documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust, directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein.
Speaker
Dr. Daniel Greene, Curator, Americans and the Holocaust, and Adjunct Professor of History, Northwestern University
This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
For more information, please contact the Midwest Regional Office at 312.905.5459 or midwest@ushmm.org.