In 2008. while working in the Ellis Island records, I noticed that there was a transcription error on the ship's manifest for the arrival of my grandmother, Jennie Kalb. She was listed as "Juder" Kalb, but I thought the manifest showed "Judes" Kalb, although that flourish on the final "s" could be confusing. Take a look at the photo clip from a portion of the manifest. I wrote to Ellis Island, and this is their response:
Email Passenger Record Correction
Thank you for contacting us regarding your interest in having a correction made to a Passenger Record.
We have reviewed the original ship passenger manifest entry and agree that an apparent error was made in the transcription of the data. We are therefore pleased to report that Passenger ID# 100486120256 has been corrected.