South Florida PBS is honored to share powerful documentaries recounting Jewish history and The Holocaust. These films demonstrate the importance of greater understanding among all peoples and emphasize our need to respect differences, especially for students, and to cultivate acceptance rather than choosing racism and anti‐Semitism, especially in culturally rich and diverse South Florida. Below, you will find the line-up of programs, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Kristallnacht Commemoration virtual event and PBS Learning Media educational resources.
Featured Programs
Harbor from the Holocaust
11/9 at 9 PM on WPBT | 11/12 at 8PM on WXEL
In a Holocaust story of hope, 20,000 Jews find refuge in Shanghai during World War II. The film explores the relationship of the refugees and their host city, and the survivors who carried on the traditions that would have been consigned to oblivion.
My Survivor
11/9 at 10 PM on WPBT
My Survivor documents the life-changing experiences of some of the 500 University of Miami students who forge intimate relationships with Holocaust survivors through an innovative internship program. Building powerful intergenerational bonds, students listen to survivors’ first-hand accounts.
Rise of the Nazis
Starting on 11/10 at 9 PM on WPBT and 11/16 at 9 PM on WXEL
See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
Holy Silence
11/10 at 11 PM on WPBT
Take a fresh look at a topic that has sparked controversy for decades. During the years leading up to WWII, what was the Vatican's reaction to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany? "Holy Silence" focuses on American officials who worked behind the scenes to influence the Vatican's actions.
Broadway's Best 2020 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
11/13 at 9PM & 11/15 at 3PM, WPBT | 11/15 at Noon, WXEL
Travel through the history of the iconic musical exploring its reach across time and cultures featuring appearances by composer and lyricist Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick as well as famous fans including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Topol and more.
Kristallnacht: Night of Broken Glass Virtual Commemoration
Educational Resources
Harbor from the Holocaust explores the extraordinary relationship of these Jews and their adopted city of Shanghai, even through the bitter years of Japanese occupation 1937-1945 and the Chinese civil war that followed. It was a relationship that produced some exceptional artists, statesmen and authors, as well as ‘ordinary’ people who survived to carry on their Jewish religion and traditions that would have otherwise been consigned to oblivion.
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