On this day in 1890, the first ship bearing Greek immigrants reached the storied island of sighs and hope—Ellis Island, just off the coast of Manhattan. A haunting radio documentary retraces the footsteps of those who journeyed to America, chasing a dream.
The ordeal of securing a passage to the “promised land,” the dehumanizing inspections where people were treated like sacks of goods or livestock, the blunt, wordless rejections. A voyage into the unknown—buoyed by hope, burdened by longing. An island that embraced millions, only to cast away just as many, often without mercy.
Nikolas Angelidis and the program “Time in Greece” delve into a deeply moving chapter of history— with songs, stories, ordeals, and the fervent yearning for the American dream…
which, for many, turned into a waking nightmare.