PBS North Carolina and Greensboro Jewish Federation present…

The U.S. and The Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein

Virtual Preview Screening & Conversation

This special event begins with a preview screening of excerpts from The U.S. and The Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein. This new three-part documentary series explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.

Following the screening, PBS North Carolina’s interim CEO David Crabtree, will lead a discussion with local faith leaders, historians and others. You are invited to be part of the conversation by submitting your questions for the panelists in the virtual chat feature.

Virtual Event Details

• Date: Monday, September 12, at 7 PM (EDT)
• Preview Screening & Virtual Panel Discussion
• Discussion topic: the U.S. response to the Holocaust
• Location: From the convenience of your laptop, desktop, tablet or mobile device

Moderator: David Crabtree, interim Chief Executive Officer, PBS North Carolina

Panelists:

• Rabbi Eric Solomon, Beth Meyer Synagogue, Raleigh
• Dr. Racelle Weiman, co-director of the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium on the Holocaust, at the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University
• Dr. John Cox, director, Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies and associate professor, department of global studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Rabbi Eliezer Sneiderman, director of community relations, Shalom Greensboro/Greensboro Jewish Federation
• Abby Lublin, executive director, Carolina Jews for Justice

This is a free event but registration is required. The link to join the virtual event can be found in your Eventbrite registration confirmation email and you will receive email reminders from Eventbrite containing the event link and additional information about joining the event.

Questions about registration or the event? Contact Karen Nowak at knowak@pbsnc.org.

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More about the film

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, the film 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. The series, written by Geoffrey Ward, sheds light on what the U.S. government and American people knew and did as the catastrophe unfolded in Europe.

Combining the first-person accounts of Holocaust witnesses and survivors and interviews with leading historians and writers, The U.S. and The Holocaust dispels competing myths that Americans either were ignorant of the unspeakable persecution that Jews and other targeted minorities faced in Europe or that they looked on with callous indifference. The film tackles a range of questions that remain essential to our society today, including how racism influences policies related to immigration and refugees as well as how governments and people respond to the rise of authoritarian states that manipulate history and facts to consolidate power.

When and Where to Watch:

The U.S. and The Holocaust premieres Sunday, September 18, at 8 PM, on PBS NC and runs through Tuesday, September 20. Watch or stream any time at video.pbsnc.org or on the PBS Video App.

This event was made possible with grant funds from WETA.