Triangle Fire

The Triangle Fire was seared into the hearts of New Yorkers and the nation for generations.

Richard Greenwald: Lessons from History Richard Greenwald 2011

This Shabbat I join many, many colleagues around the country who are preaching about the Triangle Fire, a moment that helped shaped what was to come with FDR and the New Deal.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

We owe it to them, as we owed it to the young girls who jumped to their deaths from the Triangle Fire, to raise our voice, as the Torah calls, for fairness, equity, justice and righteousness for all workers.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

It is why we have been part of struggles for justice and righteousness in every generation, and the Triangle Fire era was no different.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

My friend and colleague Rabbi Jill Jacobs, one of the leading voices for Jewish justice in America today, writes in a recent piece about the Triangle Fire and lessons for today:

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

It is why we have been part of struggles for justice and righteousness in every generation, and the Triangle Fire era was no different.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

We wouldn't need concerts and charities for industrial disasters if we truly learn from the Triangle Fire, because we could prevent them.

Richard Greenwald: Lessons from History Richard Greenwald 2011

This Shabbat I join many, many colleagues around the country who are preaching about the Triangle Fire, a moment that helped shaped what was to come with FDR and the New Deal.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

The Triangle Fire happened, in many ways, because the company refused to abide by the voluntary regulations placed on garment factories.

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Remembering the Triangle Fire 100 Years Later Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2011

But the tears that were shed for the Triangle Fire's victims also spurred on the fledgling American labor union movement and brought about legislation requiring factory safety standards across the country.

Richard Z. Chesnoff: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory: Victory Among a Century's Tears Richard Z. Chesnoff 2011