https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/22/nea-hellas-ship-brought-greeks-us/
The Nea Hellas docked. Credit: Greek Shipping Miracle. The historic passenger ship Nea Hellas brought tens of thousands of Greeks to America, enabling them to fulfill their dreams of a better life. Between the years 1939 to 1955, this steamship was the main escape route by which thousands fled poverty, Nazi Germany, and the difficult postwar years in Europe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaQ3CzFVY0k
Coming to America was the dream of millions in the last century. The Greek Line passenger ship, Nea Hellas was the ship of dreams to thousands fleeing Nazi G

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzxPgvu0enQ
For thousands of Greeks and their familes, the Greek American dream started aboard the historic TSS "Nea Hellas." Full story: https://bit.ly/2DHtuOlFor more

https://vimeo.com/54300842
Coming to America was the dream of millions. The Greek Line passenger ship, Nea Hellas was the ship of dreams to thousands fleeing Nazi Germany, Greeks and other Europeans yearning for freedom and the bridge to a new life in America. During World War II she served as an allied troopship.

https://pappaspost.com/when-thousands-of-post-war-greek-refugees-were-welcomed-to-america/
A clipping from the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (August 22, 1951) While in New York City in July 1951, AHEPA planners organized an elaborate welcome ceremony at the Statue of Liberty for 32 Greeks who were arriving on the Nea Hellas at the port of New York City. The event was historic and symbolic because the Greeks were the first immigrants in

https://nyadfactcheck.com/annex/aris-nyad-timeline/
Aristotle Z. Nyad Comes to America. 1940, 28 May — Arrives in U.S. as crewman aboard S.S. Nea Hellas, then deserts. The manifest for the ship Nea Hellas lists an "Aristot. Naidis" under the heading, "DESERTED SEAMEN (Continued).". The ship left Piraeus, Greece, on 11 May, arriving in New York on the 28th:

https://www.jta.org/archive/franz-werfel-heinrich-mann-arrive-on-greek-ship-38-sosua-bound-refugees-on-board
Another group of refugees on the Nea Hellas consisted of 38 men and women recently released from concentration camps in Italy, who are bound for the refugee settlement at Sosua under the wing of

https://memoriesoftheneahellas.weebly.com/the-nea-hellas-in-world-war-ii.html
It had been one of the Cunard Line but had been bought by the Greek Line and renamed the Nea Hellas (New Greece). In 1941, she was put under allied service as a troop transport, carrying over 60,000 troops during her wartime service. Being servicemen, they said we were as "near hell-as we could get".

https://www.blueheronblast.com/2014/07/throwback-thursday.html
My father, Amos Sommers, arrived in America in 1939. He came over from Piraeus on the Greek ship Nea Hellas.The Nea Hellas was originally the Turbine Steam Ship Tuscania but was rechristened the year of my father's passage, 1939, the year the Nazis started their campaign across Europe. Later she served as a troop transport.

https://www.archives.gov/nyc/finding-aids/passenger-lists.html
Our office has microfilm of indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at the Port of New York for the years 1820-1846 and 1897-1943. The passenger list records were created by the U.S. Customs Service (Record Group 36), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] (Record Group 85). The passenger lists themselves are available at

https://memoriesoftheneahellas.weebly.com/
The age of passenger ships as a mode of transportation was quickly coming to an end. She was laid up for two years, and sold to Japanese ship breakers. On August 19, 1961 she left Piraeus for Onomichi, Japan where she met her fate in the scrap yards. ... Massachussets " My parents sailed to America on the Nea Hellas in the fall of 1954.They

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/coming-to-america
Streaming charts last updated: 1:09:19 PM, 06/20/2024. Coming to America is 3912 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1254 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Capturing the Light but less popular than The Legend of the Underground.

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-to-stream-coming-to-america/
March 4, 2021. 'Coming to America' is a comedy film directed by John Landis. The film's story was conceived by comedian Eddie Murphy, who also stars as the film's lead character. The cast also includes the talents of Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The film's story revolves around Akeem Joffer, the crown

https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/coming-to-america/
Screenwriters: Eddie Murphy, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield. Producers: George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs. Vidiots welcomes Founding Member and esteemed Vidiot Jerrika Hinton to introduce one of her favorite films - one of the funniest movies ever made - Coming to America.In search of a wife, Prince Akeem travels from his homeland of Zamunda to Queens, New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Line
The Greek Line, formally known as the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, was a passenger ship line that operated from 1939 to 1975.The Greek Line was owned by the Ormos Shipping Company.. The Greek Line was founded in 1939 with the acquisition of the former SS Tuscania, renamed the Nea Hellas. It operated transatlantic voyages until Greece entered World War II, becoming a troopship

http://i-greece.gr/news/nea-hellas-the-ship-that-brought-thousands-of-greeks-to-the-us/
The historic passenger ship Nea Hellas brought tens of thousands of Greeks to America, enabling them to fulfill their dreams of a better life. Between the years 1939 to 1955, this steamship was the main escape route by which thousands fled poverty, Nazi Germany, and the difficult postwar years in Europe. Especially during the last […]

https://www.clydemaritimeforums.co.uk/nea-hellas-t28208.html
The NEA HELLAS was returned to her Greek owner in 1947, and served as Greece's flagship until 1955, when she was replaced by the Greek Line's newly commissioned OLYMPIA as the Line's new carrier for the Piraeus-New York route. ... The age of passenger ships as a mode of transportation was quickly coming to an end. She was laid up for two years

https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/ships/ship.php?pid=6272
There are:13 items tagged HMS Nea Hellas available in our Library. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.

https://70anoscanada.com/our-stories/nea-hellas/
Nea Hellas [ April 6, 2023 by The 70th 0 Comments] Nea Hellas. Portuguese migrant workers from Madeira, Portugal aboard the Nea Hellas ship which arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, NS, Canada on June 2, 1953. Nazaré. Nobrega Family. A celebration of Portuguese-Canadian heritage honouring our pionners.

https://pier21.ca/nea-hellas-47
Nea Hellas (TSS) (1939-1955) DI2013.353.1. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Image. When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1).

https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/coming-america-books-celebrating-immigrants-refugees
Joseph's Big Ride by Terry Farish, art by Ken Daley (Annick Press) A boy who comes to America from a refugee camp desperately wants a bike, and the girl in his neighborhood has one. There is a funny mix-up of names. He calls her Whoosh because she rides by so fast.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43699058874629593/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Oceanlinerporn/comments/15edxwg/nea_hellas_the_ship_that_brought_thousands_of/
r/Oceanlinerporn • 71 years ago today, the SS United States completed her first eastbound crossing in a record 3 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, at an *average* speed of 35.59 knots or 40.96 miles per hour.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/copa-america-tickets-metlife-stadium-new-jersey/
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Copa America is coming to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The 82,500-seat stadium in East Rutherford is hosting three matches, including a visit from Lionel Messi and