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The U.S. and the Holocaust

Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)

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Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)

As World War II begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

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