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Date and Time 27 October 2018 - 27 October 2018 From: 9:30AM To: 5:00PM
Event Organizer AHEPA
Contact Info for RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oxi-day-commemoration-2018-at-ellis-island-seats-limited-please-rsvp-tickets-50368405256?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Tickets Admission Details $35 USD
Address/ Venue Ellis Island Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Event details
10:00am - 12:00pm
Arrival
Explore the Ellis Island Museum and learn how the immigrant experience shaped America
Ferries run every 20 minutes starting at 9:30 AM. We highly recommendtaking one of the first 2 ferries. The last ferry leaves Ellis Island at 5:30pm
12:00 - 1:00pm
Grand Balcony overlooking the Great Hall
Reception, Commemoration and Opening Remarks
Lectures:
Anna Koulouris, Patriarchate of Jerusalem: "Religious Persecution in the Holy Land"
TBD: "OXI Day and its influence on Hellenic-Americans"
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Film: "The 11th Day"
The story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from
1941-1945.
2:00 - 5:00 PM
We invite you to explore the Ellis Island Exhibits with an opportunity to find your ancestor's original manifest.
(Ferries run every 20 minutes starting at 9:30am; and last ferry leaves at 5:30pm)