The exiles participate in the war effort, including entertaining troops on leave, selling war bonds and becoming air raid wardens.
Archive for December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Movie Stars Entertain Troops
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in New York
Editor Rudi Fehr describes leaving Europe and arriving in New York in 1936.
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in Hollywood
Editor Rudi Fehr relates the story of his arrival in Hollywood, and his connections to established exiles from Hitler's Germany.
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr and Prizzi’s Honor
Editor Rudi Fehr talks about being recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on Prizzi's Honor.
Video Exclusive: Exiles Succeed in Hollywood
Billy Wilder is just one of the more than 800 exiles who journey to Hollywood and succeed in the studio system.
Video Exclusive: Emigrés Share Information
The Jewish emigre community maintains cohesion and shares information about what is going on in Europe during World War II.
Video Exclusive: Erich Korngold Stays in the U.S.
Composer Erich Korngold and his family are forced to stay in the U.S. as Hitler tightens his grip on Europe's Jewish community.
Video Exclusive: Fritz Lang Struggles in Hollywood
Renowned director Fritz Lang struggles to find his place in the Hollywood studio system upon his arrival in Los Angeles.
Video Exclusive: UFA Studios Fires Jewish Employees
UFA studios, a giant of Berlin's cinema before World War II, starts firing Jewish employees under pressure from the Nazi party.
Billy Wilder is hired by the U.S. Army to document the horror of the Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II in the film Death Mills.













