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Tag: Fire Safety

0 Science Ethics

This FDNY-approved e-bike battery swap network is powered by Jewish values

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 29 May 2025

PopWheels, co-founded by two Jewish New Yorkers, offers a lithium-ion e-bike battery swap service that addresses the fire hazards associated with home charging.

0 Holidays Communities

Drought in NYC could put a damper on public Hanukkah menorah lightings

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 5 Dec 2024

Rabbi Shimon Hecht of Chabad of Park Slope faces the possible cancellation of their traditional Hanukkah menorah lighting at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, due to fire safety concerns heightened by a drought warning in New York City.

0 Education Communities

Salford school criticised over fire safety and other health issues

Jewish Chronicle · 9 Oct 2024

Ahavas Torah Boys Academy and Mechinoh, two Charedi schools in Salford, have been criticized by Ofsted for significant health, safety, and educational failings.

0 Ethics Communities

How a California wildfire put an Orthodox school's values to the test

Louis Keene in Forward · 10 Sep 2024

When a wildfire threatened Shalhevet High School's retreat in the San Bernardino Mountains, faculty faced a challenge to their Orthodox Jewish values by needing to evacuate on Shabbat.

0 History Communities

Triangle Case Goes to Jury Today

Forward · 17 Mar 2011

In December 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire case proceeded to jury deliberation, following closing arguments in the trial against factory owners Isaac Harris and Max Blanck.

0 History Communities

Metropolitan Opera House Packed With Protest Meeting About the Fire

Forward · 15 Mar 2011

Following the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a protest meeting was held at the Metropolitan Opera House, organized by Annie Morgan.

0 History Ethics

Building Department Takes Steps Against New Shop of Triangle Waist Co.

Forward · 15 Mar 2011

The Building Department has lodged complaints against the landlord of a new shop opened by Triangle Waist Co., noting that its location at 5-9 University Place possesses similar fire hazards as their infamous factory.