Check out this new clip from GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II which premieres nationwide Wednesday, April 11 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 12). The film will be available to stream the following day on pbs.org/gijews and on PBS apps.
This new clip takes place in Aachen, Germany where service was held by Jewish GIs that was broadcast around the world by the National Broadcasting Company for the first time since the RISE of Hitler.
GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II spotlights the little-known story of the more than 550,000 Jewish Americans who served their country in all branches of the military during World War II. This feature-length documentary features original interviews with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Henry Kissinger, the late Bea Cohen and others that reveal their fight against fascism, as well as their more personal war to liberate loved ones in Europe.
Check out the clip below!
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