Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

The Making of ‘Morning Star’
In his new memoir, composer Ricky Ian Gordon delves into his family’s tumultuous history, his struggles with addiction, and the death of his partner Jeffrey. But above all, he focuses on his music—including an opera he created based on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
byRicky Ian Gordon
Elizabeth Warren and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
When the Democratic presidential candidate told a crowd in Washington Square Park about a ‘very persistent woman’ named Frances Perkins, it was inspiring to see women front-and-center in the narrative
byMarjorie Ingall
Elizabeth Warren in Washington Square
At last night’s rally, reviving the spirit of Frances Perkins
byPaul Berman
The Ancient Dream of the Jewish Left
First in a series on the anarchists and the Jews: two uniquely Jewish contributions to American life and the global struggle for worker’s rights
byPaul Berman
The Value of Remembering Dead Workers
A planned memorial for victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire just cleared a major hurdle in New York City government—now who’s going to pay for it?
byEmily Bass
A New Opera Remembers the Victims of the Triangle Factory Fire
And with them the hope of change through activism
byMarjorie Ingall
Teaching Kids About Labor Day
The best children’s books about the labor movement—and the part Jews have played in it
byMarjorie Ingall
A Mother and Daughter Remember the Triangle Factory Fire
Through a public art project, learning lessons of history and social justice
byMarjorie Ingall
‘The Museum of Extraordinary Things’ Is Extra Ordinary
In her latest novel, Alice Hoffman renders the brutal world of Lower East Side immigrants in the romantic hues her readers expect
byAdam Kirsch
Shopping for Answers
The Material World, Dan Fishback’s new musical, uses the Jewish left to ask: Are consumers the new workers?
byRachel Shukert
Children’s Books 2011
Need Hanukkah gift ideas? From a tale of a Shabbat princess to a Lower East Side detective story, here are the year’s best Jewish kids’ books
byMarjorie Ingall
Lost in the Fire
On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, it’s important to remember this important case not as a black-and-white morality tale but as a nuanced and complex story
byMarjorie Ingall
Remembering the Triangle Fire
99th anniversary today
byMarc Tracy