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The Quiet Tragedy of Two of the Rescued

JL;DR SUMMARY The article shares poignant survivor accounts from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, highlighting the experiences of two young women, Miss Ray Cohen and Miss Becky Shvidler, as they narrowly escape the blaze. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish ImmigrantsTriangle Shirtwaist Factory FireSurvivor Accounts1911Factory WorkersRay CohenBecky ShvidlerSafety ConditionsWorkplace HazardsFire Escape

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New York, United States
"Miss Cohen, who was born in New York, is 21 years old."
Russian Federation
"Good news awaited Becky Shvidlers father in Russia."

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