The Ellis Island of the West: A Talk about the Angel Island Immigration Station
Schedule
Fri Oct 18 2024 at 11:30 am
Location
736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94103 | San Francisco, CA
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Most are familiar with the well-known Ellis Island, where a majority of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants arrived during the mid-twentieth century—but did you know that more than 500 Jewish immigrants also came through the Angel Island Immigration Center, right here in the San Francisco Bay, from 1939-1940? Discover some of their stories with Ed Tepporn, executive director of the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation, who will share histories of the station and of the immigrants who were waylaid there during their journey into the United States, many escaping pogroms, conscription, or Nazi persecution. Tepporn's talk will be held in the gallery of the "California Jewish Open," which includes photographs of Angel Island by artist Christine Huhn that explore Jewish heritage, how one comes to belong to a place, and lesser-known landscapes that shape our experience. Photo: Christine Huhn, "West Garrison (Camp Reynolds) Shoreline Ruins at Dusk, Angel Island," 2021. Courtesy the artist.
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Where is it happening?
736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94103Event Location & Nearby Stays:
