11 Best History Documentaries on Hulu

10. My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports

IMDb rating: 7.4

This documentary from 1966 talks about events taking place just before World War II was about to begin. You may have been familiar with the theme if you watched Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, which is also available on Hulu and featured on our list of the 37 best documentaries on Hulu. Sensing that horrific crimes could be committed against the Jewish population in Nazi Germany, Great Britain organized a rescue of Jewish children, in order to keep them safe in London. Although the plan was to reunite them again with their parents after the crisis ended, that unfortunately never happened for the majority of those kids. The documentary features recollections and stories from those who survived, and it is one of the 11 best history documentaries on Hulu.

My Knees Were Jumping; Remembering the Kindertransports – excerpt from mbh on Vimeo.