Against the Tide

About The Film

From Moriah Films, the Academy Award-winning documentary division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, comes AGAINST THE TIDE, a scathing indictment of U.S. indifference to the Holocaust. At the heart of this historical examination is Peter Bergson, a young Zionist firebrand who challenged the isolationism of the Roosevelt administration and American Jewish organizations. Through a never before seen 1977 interview, Bergson provides a first-hand account of his success in attracting the support of non-Jewish congressmen and Hollywood personalities, even as establishment leaders resisted action to stop the Nazi slaughter over fears of both a backlash of anti-Semitism and potential perception of a “Jewish war.” AGAINST THE TIDE is both heroic and heart-wrenching, juxtaposing Bergson’s dogged activism with the doomed Jews of Europe who mistakenly put their faith in America. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman.