Museum at Eldridge Commemorates Anniv of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

We invite you to join us for a special afternoon of music and poetry commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 27th at 3 p.m.

146 people dressed in period costume will portray the people who perished, mostly young Jewish and Italian women. Musicians Deborah Strauss, Jeff Warschauer and Joey Weisenberg have set to music the works of the Sweatshop Poets, and Yiddishist Caraid O'Brien and actors will read from their works in English and Yiddish. The Sweatshop Poets, a literary movement active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, wrote forcefully about the deplorable working conditions of the immigrant masses. The concert will end with the singing of El Maley Rahomim, the Hebrew prayer traditionally recited at the gravesite. Each of the 146 actors will then announce the name of the Triangle victim they are representing and light a memorial candle.

This is the culminating event of a weeklong series of activities throughout the city commemorating the fire and sponsored by the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition.

Tickets are $20 adults; $15 students/seniors. Email hgriff@eldridgestreet.org or call 212.219.0888 for more information.

Museum at Eldridge Street
Based in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge Street Between Canal and Division Streets

The Museum at Eldridge Street, based in the National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue, presents the culture, history and traditions of the great wave of Jewish immigrants to the Lower East Side drawing parallels with the diverse cultural communities that have settled in America. Tours, exhibits, and public and educational programs tell the story of the generations that carried religious and communal customs to a new country and celebrate America's broad cultural traditions.

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