A People at Risk  | Polish/Russian  | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History  | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress  | Library of Congress

Jewish refugee children pass the Statue of Liberty, 1939 Just as ethnic Russians and Poles were finding their way to American shores, one of the most dramatic chapters in world history was underway—the mass migration of Eastern European Jews to...

He’s Still Fighting Developers for the Park His Father Founded

A large, contaminated tract of Liberty State Park in New Jersey will be cleaned and cleared for trails, sports fields and wetlands.

As France Sends U.S. a Second Statue of Liberty, Her Symbolism Is Debated

The statue and a reproduction of her French sculptor’s model will stand close to each other, just as some are asking whose freedom she celebrates.

France Sends the U.S. Another, Smaller Statue of Liberty

The replica will go on display on Ellis Island for Independence Day before being moved to Washington, D.C., where it will remain until 2031.