Triangle: Remembering the Fire/Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Triangle: Remembering the Fire

Summary:

Memorializes the deadly factory fire that spurred unionization and workplace safety standards.

Genre: Documentary
Triangle: Remembering the Fire Director: Daphne Pinkerson
Country: USA
Language: English, French, Turkish with subtitles
Running Time: 39 min.
Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: American Jewish Life, History, Human Rights, Immigration, Women
Sponsored by
HBO

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Summary:

Nostalgic critique of NYC's Garment District, from its immigrant labor heyday to globalization.

Genre: Documentary
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags Director: Marc Levin
Country: USA
Language: English
Running Time: 72 min.
Year: 2009
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: American Jewish Life, History, Human Rights, Immigration
Sponsored by
HBO

Screenings

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 | 11:15 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Jonathan Prude, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
    • Department of History, Emory University
  • Lynn Waymer
    • Director, Domestic Network Distribution
    • HBO

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