From the mid-1920s, the bulk of immigrant reception was transferred to Manhattan, and the Ellis Island center was finally closed in 1954. Following extensive restoration, the Ellis Island ...

From Ellis Island to Lampedusa, from Seoul to Senegal, filmmakers have used cinema to chart the hopes, heartbreak and quiet ...

The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration has been open since 1990. Paul Seibert Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island hoping to start a new life ...

In the early 1970s, two high school filmmakers ventured out in a rowboat to make a 16 mm film about an abandoned space nearby: Ellis Island. Skip to content Skip to site index Here’s What They ...

Ellis Island is synonymous with immigration, but this island has served many purposes, ... immigration levels on Ellis Island steadily declined in the 1920s and 1930s.

While not as famous as Ellis Island, Washington Avenue Immigration Station in Philadelphia used to be a place where immigrants were welcomed into the country, writes Michelle Myers for The ...

Ellis Island, the gateway for millions of Jewish immigrants entering the United States, may shortly be abandoned, it was indicated today by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

This 1924 file photo shows the registry room at Ellis Island in New York harbor, a gateway to America for millions of immigrants. Here we are a century later, still fighting over migrants and the ...

The US has seen its largest surge in immigration in its history under the Biden Administration — surpassing the Ellis Island-era migration boom that changed the face of the nation forever ...

Unfortunately, preservation of Ellis Island Hospital, a remarkable 725-bed institution on the south side, took a distant third place after the statute and immigration hall.

Around $60 million has already been raised for renovation efforts at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. The 34-year-old museum is the focus a much-needed revitalization campaign.