Annihilation: The Destruction of European Jews
S01:E07 - Autopsy of a Mass Murder
S01:É01 - S01:E01 - The End of Illusions
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor, leading Germany amid crisis and inflation. Goebbels nurtured his cult of personality, spreading xenophobia and anti-Semitism.
S01:É02 - S01:E02 - The Trap
In 1938, the Third Reich annexed Austria, expelling foreign Jews. By Jan 1, 1939, no Jewish businesses were left on Reich soil. German Jews, ostracized, were trapped.
S01:É03 - S01:E03 - The Nazi Machine
By June 1940, Nazi Germany occupied Paris, dividing France. Vichy, led by Pétain, quickly enacted anti-Jewish laws without German pressure.
S01:É04 - S01:E04 - The Face of Death
Leading historians reflect on the barbarity of the Holocaust. By 1941, the Nazis were using gas as the hideous method for mass killings at their death camps - including Auschwitz.
S01:É05 - S01:E05 - The Final Solution
Within the Warsaw ghetto, Oyneg Shabbos meticulously recorded life accounts. Upon discovering Chelmno deaths in 1941, they grasped the Nazi annihilation mission.
S01:É06 - S01:E06 - The Survivors
By summer 1942, deportations were systematic across those parts of Europe occupied by the Nazis. Hitler issued an order for all Polish Jews to be killed before December 1942.
S01:É07 - S01:E07 - Autopsy of a Mass Murder
Nov. 20, 1945, Nuremberg trial began; top Nazis tried. A year later, 12 sentenced to death, 7 to jail. Jewish witnesses testified; Hans Frank acknowledged persecution.
S01:É08 - S01:E08 - Lest We Forget
Last in the deeply moving series about the Holocaust. While the hunt to find surviving Nazis continues today, efforts are being made to preserve the memory of their tragic victims.
