The lack of discussion about the victims as Jewish seems to be similar to the universalizing of the story of Anne Frank in the 1950s, that in order to make the story appeal more--as tragedy, workers, girls, Jewish identity is omitted. Given that Triangle was not remembered for decades, when it was first remembered, was there any emphasis on the Jewish identity of the women?

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