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A film-makers post-mortem on Ken Burns and the Holocaust

Burns could have drawn on significant information uncovered on FDR and America’s response to the Holocaust but did not.use it. Op-ed.

A film-makers post-mortem on Ken Burns and the Holocaust

Ken Burns is all wrong about the Holocaust

One example: A dark blot on the non-Orthodox American Jewish leadership is its absence from the March on Washington. Burns omits it. Op-ed.

Ken Burns is all wrong  about the Holocaust

Martha’s Vineyard to migrants: Get off my lawn!

We warned you about Ken Burns misusing the Holocaust. Martha's Vineyard is Auschwitz? Op-ed.

Martha’s Vineyard to migrants: Get off my lawn!

A filmmaker’s perspective on America and the Holocaust

Does Ken Burns' film portray the problematic issues or fail to confront them? Questions to think about while watching the film. Op-ed.

 A filmmaker’s perspective on America and the Holocaust

Beware hidden messages in Ken Burns’ US and the Holocaust

Burns dropped a segment which would show Hitler campaigning with the slogan, “Make Germany great again.” That would be too obvious. Op-ed.

Beware hidden messages in Ken Burns’ US and the Holocaust

Ken Burns’ documentary probes how US treated Jews during WWII

“I understand better now the world my grandparents grew up in and how antisemitic America really was,” says co-director of new documentary.

Ken Burns’ documentary probes how US treated Jews during WWII

Ken Burns’ next documentary: America's response to the Holocaust

For his next historical deep dive, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns explores America’s relationship to the Holocaust.

Ken Burns’ next documentary: America's response to the Holocaust

New Ken Burns film spotlights little-known Holocaust rescuers

“Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War” takes a look at American Christian couple who smuggled hundreds of Jews to safety.

New Ken Burns film spotlights little-known Holocaust rescuers