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Marty Ostrow, our keynote speaker from last April’s Yom HaShoah commemoration, will show and lead a discussion after about his ground-breaking documentary that he spoke of at this event.
“America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference” paints a troubling picture of the U.S. during a period beset by antisemitism and a government that not only delayed action but suppressed information and blocked efforts that could have resulted in the rescue of thousands of Jews. The film sharply demonstrates how bureaucratic decisions carry personal and moral consequences and unfortunately resonate with us today.
“America and the Holocaust represents the gold standard in documentaries about how our nation responded to the Nazi genocide. In contrast to the recent Ken Burns film excusing President Roosevelt’s apathy, America and the Holocaust takes an honest and unflinching look at what could have been done to rescue Jews from the Nazis.”
— Dr. Rafael Medoff, director, The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
