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A Memorial In Yiddish, Italian And English Tells The Stories Of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Victims
A Memorial In Yiddish, Italian And English Tells The Stories Of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Victims

(ANALYSIS) When I asked the students in my history class at the University of Michigan if they had heard of the Triangle fire, I was shocked to see almost all raise their hands. Many were familiar with how the disaster inspired the growth of labor activism and worker protections. Few of them, however, had thought about the central role of American Jewish women, the focus of my research.

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AnalysisKarla GoldmanThe Conversation, Karla Goldman, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Brown Building, Interfaith, Memorial, Judaism, Jewish women, ImmigrantsComment