against the tide

'Against The Tide' examines the conflict that erupted in the American Jewish community in the late 1930's and 40's over the best means to rescue the Jews of Europe caught up Nazi Germany's reign of terror. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, it is the little known story of Peter Bergson (nee Hillel Kook), who stood up against the American Jewish leadership and the Roosevelt Administration in his tireless efforts to try and save the Jews of Europe.