How Elie Wiesel was reunited with his sister

After Elie Wiesel was freed from the concentration camp at Buchenwald, he ended up in a children's rehab center in France. His sister recognized his photo in a story about the rehab center and the two were reunited.

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Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around [Extended Audio Description + OC]

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Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [Extended Audio Description + OC]

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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [Extended Audio Description]

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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [ASL]

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Moynihan [Extended Audio Description]

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Moynihan [ASL]

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Becoming Yamazushi

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Searching for Augusta Savage

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HOPPER: An American love story [Extended Audio Description]

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HOPPER: An American love story [ASL + Audio Description]

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Louis Gossett, Jr. honors Maya Angelou's storytelling impact

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Jerry Lewis on comedy and his bond with Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Neil Young on David Geffen’s success as a media mogul

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How Rita Moreno auditioned and rehearsed for West Side Story

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How Billy Crystal learned to imitate Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Steve Martin on how David Geffen thrived through friendships

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Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York

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Protactile: A Language of Touch

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Protactile: A Language of Touch [Audio Description + ASL]

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Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]

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André Leon Talley on Mae West’s impact on fashion and style

Length 15:24 Premiere Date 07/20/23

Fran Drescher on being a showrunner for the American sitcom

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James Earl Jones on Sidney Poitier and acting

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Lady Bunny on the echoes of Mae West in drag culture

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Treat Williams on the acting process with Sidney Lumet

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Keeping Video Art Alive With C.T. Lui

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Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

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Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

Length 13:04 Premiere Date 04/18/23

Walshy Fire: Pull Up

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Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On

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Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

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Sydney G. James: How We See Us

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Lily Gladstone: Far Out There

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Martin Scorsese on the films of John Ford

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Length 11:45 Premiere Date 06/22/22

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Length 12:24 Premiere Date 05/25/22

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Length 07:26 Premiere Date 05/18/22

Gloria Steinem on the legacy of Marilyn Monroe

Length 11:00 Premiere Date 03/24/22

Laura Linney on mastering acting at Juilliard

Length 15:07 Premiere Date 03/17/22

Patti Smith on Lou Reed and rock and roll

Length 15:35 Premiere Date 03/04/22

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Length 11:55 Premiere Date 03/02/22

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Length 15:39 Premiere Date 02/25/22

Gloria Naylor on the American dream

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Jacques Pépin Makes Shrimp-Stuffed Portobello

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Damon Davis: Apologue for the Darkest Gods

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Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

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Anik Khan: Street Level

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Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New Chief

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Vincent Valdez: The Beginning is Near

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Jacques Pépin makes buttermilk pancakes

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Jacques Pépin makes cocotte eggs

Length 03:48 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes an easy cream cheese soufflé

Length 03:28 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes easy and delicious crêpes

Length 06:05 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes fried eggs

Length 03:21 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes Eggs Jeannette

Length 06:27 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a country omelet

Length 06:06 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a seafood omelet

Length 06:40 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes classic scrambled eggs

Length 04:55 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes rice cakes with eggs

Length 03:22 Premiere Date 09/03/20

The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.

Length 12:32 Premiere Date 08/26/20

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer

Length 11:39 Premiere Date 08/19/20

Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress

Length 12:38 Premiere Date 08/12/20

Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist

Length 11:08 Premiere Date 08/05/20

Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator

Length 12:23 Premiere Date 07/29/20

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Length 11:53 Premiere Date 07/22/20

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Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer

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Length 10:40 Premiere Date 06/10/20

Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

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S40 E5 Length 1:22:55 Premiere Date 08/25/26

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S40 E2 Length 1:23:05 Premiere Date 02/20/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

S40 E1 Length 1:23:55 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Behind the Scenes of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Clip Length 05:38 Premiere Date 01/28/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Preview Length 02:09 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

Clip Length 02:21 Premiere Date 01/27/26

How Elie Wiesel was reunited with his sister

Clip Length 01:10 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Elie Wiesel recounts the horrors of the Holocaust in "Night"

Clip Length 01:56 Premiere Date 01/27/26

How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life

Clip Length 02:40 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [ASL]

Preview Length 02:09 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Preview Length 02:43 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Remembering Paula Wayne

Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 11/12/18

Artists Flight Series Promo

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 08/31/18

Remembering Neil Simon

Clip Length 01:04 Premiere Date 08/28/18

Remembering Anthony Bourdain

Clip Length 00:24 Premiere Date 06/08/18

Against All Odds: Meet the Woman Behind American Masters

Clip Length 05:29 Premiere Date 03/09/18

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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

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Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

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Behind the Scenes of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

How Elie Wiesel was reunited with his sister

Elie Wiesel recounts the horrors of the Holocaust in "Night"

How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [ASL]

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Remembering Paula Wayne

Artists Flight Series Promo

Remembering Neil Simon

Remembering Anthony Bourdain

Against All Odds: Meet the Woman Behind American Masters

Specials

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (ASL)

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (EAD)

Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown

Brooke Shields' early career with Bob Hope and performing for the troops

The Many Passions of Matteo Lane

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World [EAD]

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World [ASL]

Taylor Rooks Talks NBA, Interview Techniques and Finding the Person Behind the Athlete

How Clive Davis became a titan of the music industry

Michael Sarnoski: What Robin Hood and Folklore Tell Us About Ourselves Today

Mike Wallace reflects on the 60 Minutes tobacco story controversy

Tyler James Williams on 30 Years of Acting and Protecting the Next Generation

Olivia Wilde on making “Tron: Legacy” with Jeff Bridges

Why Atsuko Okatsuka’s Comedy Connects Across Cultures

Stankface Standing Soldier: The Rise of Mato Wayuhi

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause [EAD]

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause [ASL]

Warren King: King of Cardboard

Greg Kinnear on Acting, AI, and Why Movies Still Matter

Aliah Irvine & Kehau Kapua’a: Kukulu

Chris Fleming Embraces the Chaos

Cindy Tran: From Here to Here

Lani B. Supreme: Legacy

Hannah Mayree: Songs of Reclamation

John Goodman on "The Big Lebowski" and Jeff Bridges

Alsarah: The Sonic Historian

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House [EAD]

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House [ASL]

Ani Liu: Eye Heart Womb

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible [ASL]

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible [EAD]

Night in Newark

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [ASL]

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [EAD]

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters [Extended Audio Description]

How Leslie Jones Became a Comedian

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters

Phoebe Robinson Shows Her Work

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [EAD]

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [ASL]

Sarah McLachlan: Making Music to Connect and Heal

Harvey Fierstein on gay representation on Broadway and its deep history

How Natasha Rothwell’s Life Brought Her to “The White Lotus”

When Ringo Starr met Mae West

Daniel Dae Kim Leads Spy Drama and Fights for Industry Change

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [ASL]

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [Extended Audio Description]

Mel Brooks' wild ride to his first Broadway show ever

John Kander and Fred Ebb on “Cabaret,” creativity and collaboration

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [Extended Audio Description]

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [ASL]

Marcella [ASL]

Marcella [Extended Audio Description]

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme