Episode 6: Lower than Animals

Despite the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and the threat of renewed war in Europe, most Americans remained resolutely opposed to higher levels of Jewish immigration. Even as Jews faced persecution and genocide, antisemitic beliefs delayed American efforts to assist Jewish refugees and resettle concentration camp survivors, with tragic results.

Featuring: Bradley Hart, Rebecca Eberling, and Joseph Bendersky

Narrated by Mark Oppenheimer

Written by John Turner and Lincoln Mullen 

This series is made possible with support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the David Bruce Smith Foundation. 

Antisemitism, U.S.A. is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.