Ellis Island
'Symbol of Hope’, THE ELLIS ISLAND, a 27.5-acre landmark with one renovated building the ‘immigration museum’ was once a 3-acre landmark, which served as a port of entry for millions of immigrants - we visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island for the Memorial Day weekend and wanted to share what we learned there. Museums are not fun places to visit as an adult, I thought so when I stepped inside the island with a sense of boredom we just wanted to make sure that we are in a famous tourist spot, take few pictures and leave the island. Something unu sual happened, we went inside the theater and were waiting for the movie, when a lady stepped in and started explaining the story of the island. Something struck me heavily hearing the story. People who traveled to the United States those days where not skilled professionals like today. They were people who escaped from poverty, slavery, abuse, racism. The immigration officers in Ellis Island has used a special inspect...