Ein Tag in New York 1882 | Ganze Folge | Terra X
Explore New York in 1882 with the young German Georg Schmidt as he pursues his dream of becoming a lawyer. Witness the lives of German immigrants in Little Germany and the pursuit of unlimited possibilities in the USA. Watch the entire episode on Terra X.
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New York, 1882.
The young German Georg Schmidt has been living there for a short time.
His big dream is to become a lawyer like his countryman Heinrich Strom.
What should make the honorable General move to stop such an escalation?
We demand the court to speak on the only charge that the evidence is close.
Not guilty!
Georg is not the only German in New York.
Almost 400,000 live in the city, most in Little Germany.
Here, come and get it!
I would like one too.
Here.
Thank you.
Even back then, the USA was considered a country of unlimited possibilities.
Thousands of immigrants flow to overseas every day.
Giovanni, Domino.
Smirnoff.
Herb.
What drives them is the hope for freedom and prosperity.
I missed you so much.
But reality hits the newcomers like a shock. New York bursts with all the nets.
Poverty and housing shortage are part of everyday life. The crime rate is high.
You come with us. Maria, I'll take care of everything. I promise. I'll get you out of there. Trust me.
When Georg's fiancé is arrested, he takes up the fight with the underworld and has to learn.
The biggest criminals hide under the fine curtains of the New York High Society.
I want you to work for me and I pay damn well.
It is July 14, 1882.
The United States of America is still young.
The founding of the state is only well over 100 years ago.
The USA are the number one destination for emigrants from all over the world.
For the Europeans, New York is the gateway to their new home,
with the largest port in the country.
At that time, the city was not yet enough to cross the island of Manhattan.
Small rental houses were close together.
The immigrants lived in narrow neighborhoods,
which were mostly separated by nationality.
In the middle, the German immigrants.
Despite the harsh conditions, they are putting their ideals, determination and strength of action against it.
They hope for opportunities that they would never have had in their old homeland.
One of them is Georg Schmidt from Potsdam.
He didn't sleep much the night before.
Today is a big day for him.
An important negotiation is being held in front of the court.
Georg worked until the early hours of the morning at the Pledoyer, his boss's, office.
The young German is doing a training course in the law firm Strom.
This is only possible in the USA.
There, you don't need a degree.
A three-year course is enough.
At home in Prussia, as a third child, he would have probably become an official, like his father.
His parents could only finance his high school and studies with the money of the firstborn.
That's why Georg decided to emigrate to America.
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New York, 1882.
The young German Georg Schmidt has been living there for a short time.
His big dream is to become a lawyer like his countryman Heinrich Strom.
What should make the honorable General move to stop such an escalation?
We demand the court to speak on the only charge that the evidence is close.
Not guilty!
Georg is not the only German in New York.
Almost 400,000 live in the city, most in Little Germany.
Here, come and get it!
I would like one too.
Here.
Thank you.
Even back then, the USA was considered a country of unlimited possibilities.
Thousands of immigrants flow to overseas every day.
Giovanni, Domino.
Smirnoff.
Herb.
What drives them is the hope for freedom and prosperity.
I missed you so much.
But reality hits the newcomers like a shock. New York bursts with all the nets.
Poverty and housing shortage are part of everyday life. The crime rate is high.
You come with us. Maria, I'll take care of everything. I promise. I'll get you out of there. Trust me.
When Georg's fiancé is arrested, he takes up the fight with the underworld and has to learn.
The biggest criminals hide under the fine curtains of the New York High Society.
I want you to work for me and I pay damn well.
It is July 14, 1882.
The United States of America is still young.
The founding of the state is only well over 100 years ago.
The USA are the number one destination for emigrants from all over the world.
For the Europeans, New York is the gateway to their new home,
with the largest port in the country.
At that time, the city was not yet enough to cross the island of Manhattan.
Small rental houses were close together.
The immigrants lived in narrow neighborhoods,
which were mostly separated by nationality.
In the middle, the German immigrants.
Despite the harsh conditions, they are putting their ideals, determination and strength of action against it.
They hope for opportunities that they would never have had in their old homeland.
One of them is Georg Schmidt from Potsdam.
He didn't sleep much the night before.
Today is a big day for him.
An important negotiation is being held in front of the court.
Georg worked until the early hours of the morning at the Pledoyer, his boss's, office.
The young German is doing a training course in the law firm Strom.
This is only possible in the USA.
There, you don't need a degree.
A three-year course is enough.
At home in Prussia, as a third child, he would have probably become an official, like his father.
His parents could only finance his high school and studies with the money of the firstborn.
That's why Georg decided to emigrate to America.
