European Emigration: Forgotten Stories

Émigrés européens, des récits oubliés

2025 • 1 Season

This is the story of one of Europe's biggest migrations; one of people fleeing poverty or persecution and hoping for a better life. German-speaking people descended the Rhine and Danube rivers, from the 17th century until the end of the First World War, and settled in America, Eastern Europe, Russia and Africa.

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Between Two Worlds (1848-1933)

S01 E03 • Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 • Nov 8

After the revolutions of 1848, one million Germans emigrated to the USA, but came under suspicion of espionage during the First World War. Brazil remained open to German immigration and the largest national group of the Nazi Part was formed there. Germany’s crimes during the Nazi period destroyed the relationship between host countries and their German-speaking population.

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3 ep.

Nov 2025

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