and even taking into account dietary restrictions of the Jewish immigrants. The first decade of the 1900s was the busiest time for Ellis Island, and it was very difficult for the facility staff to ...

Between its opening in 1892 and closing in 1954, Ellis Island saw many variations of ... seen as a time to introduce them to American life. Jewish people were offered their own foods, but without ...

more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...

(New York Jewish Week) — In the early 1920s ... Rowlands co-directed the film, the Ellis Island immigration boom was still ongoing (albeit on its last legs). “I think this was the life ...

Nearly 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island's immigration station from its opening in 1892 to 1954, when it closed. But the number of immigrants dropped significantly by 1924 ...

more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...