The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

1981 · 89 min · ★ 6.3 · Documentary

This Oscar nominated documentary serves not only as a remembrance but a lesson and a warning for the future. It follows the plight of Europe's Jews during the terrifying period from 1933 until the final defeat of the Third Reich in 1945. Never before had the world seen such contempt for human life on such a grand scale, the murder of an estimated 6 million Jews, with countless others persecuted. During the 1930s a wave of national fervor swept through a tumultuous Germany; people looked for answers, and the politicians were all too willing to point the finger of blame towards the Jewish population. Few, if any, could have foreseen how the views of one man would unfold…that man was Adolf Hitler.

Directed by Dieter Hildebrandt

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