Congress reverses open borders; Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of German Jews, causing many to seek refuge; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is concerned but unable to coordinate a response to the crisis.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey C. Ward | Writer | ||
| Lynn Novick | Producer | ||
| Ken Burns | Producer | ||
| Mike Welt | Producer | ||
| Sarah Botstein | Producer | ||
| Timothy Snyder | Guest Star | Himself | |
| Daniel Greene | Guest Star | Himself | |
| Guy Stern | Guest Star | Himself | |
| Daniel Okrent | Guest Star | Himself | |
| Deborah Lipstadt | Guest Star | Herself | |
| Rebecca Erbelding | Guest Star | Herself | |
| Ken Burns | Director | ||
| Lynn Novick | Director | ||
| Sarah Botstein | Director | ||
| Dann Fink | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Paul Corning | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Matt Lindquist | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Jakob Von Eichel | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Carolyn McCormick | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Michael Levi Harris | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Paul Giamatti | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Joe Morton | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Daniella Rabbani | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Olivia Gilliatt | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Peter Coyote | Actor | Narrator | |
| Matthew Rhys | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Yelena Shmulenson | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Elliott Gould | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Bradley Whitford | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Adam Arkin | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Zuzanna Szadkowski | Actor | Voice-over | |
| Murphy Guyer | Actor | Voice-over |