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Staten Island

Mount Richmond Cemetery — 420 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, NY

Final resting place of 22 victims, who were buried by the Free Hebrew Burial Association, an organization dedicated to giving indigent Jews a burial with respect and dignity. Many of the grave markers for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory victims make reference to the tragedy.

Map location of the Mount Richmond Cemetary


Photo of the entry gate to Mount Richmond Cemetary. The Hebrew Free Burial Association buried 22 victims of the fire here. The 120-year-old organization helps bury indigent Jews.


Photo of grave marker - reads Beckie Reines, Died March 25, 1911, age 18 years, perished in the triangle fire. Hebrew script adorns the top of the marker.


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