The famous "Gateway to America" opened more than 130 years ago on New Year's Day. What was it like for the more than 12 ...

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 ...

The eugenicists of the early 20th century used medical violence like forced hysterectomies in a pseudoscientific campaign to ...

“No one has the archive or library that YIVO has,” said Itzik Gottesman, who teaches Yiddish language and culture courses at ...

Directed by Roman Polanski, it related the harrowing story of a Jewish pianist ... and an assortment of European immigrants reaches its destination at Ellis Island in Manhattan, the gateway ...

Again, this is a personal annoyance and it may not apply to you. The Brutalist is at least half of a great movie—Brody’s ...

As the year comes to a close, “The Brutalist” finally hands us the bewitching epic for adults that 2024 otherwise lacked.

Set over several decades, Brady Corbet's post-World War II immigrant saga is — like ... When László arrives on Ellis Island — an intimate, disorienting scene that begins in his darkened ...