OPINION: Just beyond the steel and concrete canyons of downtown Manhattan sits Ellis Island. Its Great Hall is silent now, but nearly seventy years after it closed its doors, it still speaks of ...

After processing more than 12 million immigrants, Ellis Island closed its doors in 1954 and fell into disrepair for decades. “It was a ruin. … There were trees growing in the great hall ...

And there is no giant American flag to greet immigrants, as there was in Ellis Island’s Great Hall. Instead there is a smiling portrait of Guy Lombardo, the once-famous bandleader who led the ...

Michelle Ritz went to Ellis Island on Monday, carrying a name from the past. It was her grandfather’s — a man named Nader, who journeyed to America from Syria in the early 1900s, then changed ...

The medal ceremony took place during a black-tie gala held in Ellis Island's Great Hall, which served as the gateway for 12 million immigrants to the U.S. The Ellis Island Medals of Honor ranks ...

Korea's Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2023) and the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award (2024). The ceremony will take place in Ellis Island's Great Hall on May 10. More from Variety ...

The medal ceremony took place on Saturday, May 10th, during a black-tie gala held in Ellis Island's Great Hall, which served as the gateway for 12 million immigrants to the U.S. "Tonight ...

Korea’s Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2023) and the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Award (2024). The ceremony will take place in Ellis Island’s Great Hall on May 10.

The medal ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 10th during a black-tie gala held in Ellis Island's Great Hall, which served as the gateway for 12 million immigrants to the U.S. "This evening ...