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Jewish refugee scientists fled H!tler and helped America build the weapon they feared Germany would create first. When that threat disappeared, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, and Robert Oppenheimer faced a terrifying reality: they had opened a door they could not close. The Manhattan Project began as a desperate race for survival and ended with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and a moral reckoning that haunted the brilliant minds behind the atomic bomb.
00:00 Intro
00:52 The Refugee Scientists
02:10 The Warning to Roosevelt
03:14 The Manhattan Project
06:31 The Scientists Turn Against the Bomb
08:54 The Trinity Test
10:47 Hiroshima and Nagasaki
11:48 Oppenheimer and the Nuclear Arms Race
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Executive Producers:
Michael Steinhardt
Co-Executive Producers:
Marc Shmuel Levine
Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum
Gold Level:
The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires
About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion.
Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between.
About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.
#oppenheimer #antisemitism #ww2
Jewish refugee scientists fled H!tler and helped America build the weapon they feared Germany would create first. When that threat disappeared, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, and Robert Oppenheimer faced a terrifying reality: they had opened a door they could not close. The Manhattan Project began as a desperate race for survival and ended with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and a moral reckoning that haunted the brilliant minds behind the atomic bomb.
00:00 Intro
00:52 The Refugee Scientists
02:10 The Warning to Roosevelt
03:14 The Manhattan Project
06:31 The Scientists Turn Against the Bomb
08:54 The Trinity Test
10:47 Hiroshima and Nagasaki
11:48 Oppenheimer and the Nuclear Arms Race
Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads!
youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1
Recommended video – The Traitor Who Exposed Israel’s Biggest Secret - youtu.be/uOgD9IXtHqg?si=GX6og5GKljFPRM2b
We have merch! – http://shop.Unpacked.media/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=video-description&utm_campaign=merch
Let’s connect:
Website — https://www.Unpacked.media
Instagram — /unpackedmedia
Twitter — /unpackedmedia
TikTok — /unpackedmedia
Facebook — /unpackedmedia
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Image and footage credits:
Universal Pictures
The Walt Disney Company
A&E Networks
World Media Rights
Head Gear Films
Metrol Technology
ZDF Enterprises
Apple Studios
Amblin Television
Playtone
Black Bear Pictures
Bristol Automotive
Random House
@World at War (Youtube Channel)
Fremantle
Sky Studios
National Geographic
Spiegel TV
Michael Kloft
USHMM
British Pathe
Amazon MGM Studios
Kilter Films
Bethesda Game Studios
WGBH Educational Foundation
PBS
Brookstreet Pictures
Kaplan Morrison
Andrew Lauren Productions
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC
The Walt Disney Company
Red Wagon Entertainment
Annapurna Pictures
Benaroya Pictures
The Theory of Everything
Working Title Films
Universal Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Newmarket Films
Syncopy Inc
Free Range Films
Daybreak Pictures
Film4 Productions
HBO
Sky UK
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Syncopy Inc.
Amblin Entertainment
DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures
FX Productions
CBS Studios
Paramount Global
The Video Project
CBS NEWS ARCHIVES
------
Executive Producers:
Michael Steinhardt
Co-Executive Producers:
Marc Shmuel Levine
Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum
Gold Level:
The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
-----------
Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires
About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion.
Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between.
About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.
#oppenheimer #antisemitism #ww2
