The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Conversation with Lynn Novick About History & Responsibility. This is a conversation with Award-winning director and producer Lynn Novick. She discusses the film she co-produced with Ken Burns called “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” This program speaks to the university’s strong commitment to fighting antisemitism and all forms of bias. Sadly, many lessons from the Holocaust relate to problems we are still struggling with in the world right now.