Series: The United States and the Holocaust

Browse a series of articles on US responses to the Nazi regime and the Holocaust. How did the United States respond to the rise of the Nazis in 1930s Germany? What did the US government know about the Nazi persecution of Jews and the “Final Solution”? What steps did the US take to address the refugee crisis caused by the racist and murderous policies implemented by the Nazis? Learn the answers to these questions and more by exploring the articles in this series. 

The United States and the Holocaust

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The United States and the Nazi Threat: 1933–37

Immigration to the United States 1933–41

The Riegner Telegram

The United States and the Holocaust, 1942–45

War Refugee Board: Background and Establishment

War Refugee Board: Activities

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