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The Ellis Island of the West: A Talk about the Angel Island Immigration Station

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Date(s) - 10/18/2024
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Contemporary Jewish Museum

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FREE ADMISSION (Free with Museum Admission.)

Most are familiar with 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. 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 and lesser-known landscapes that shape our experience.

Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum

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