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Gerta M West 1911 - 2005

Gerta M West of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on March 16, 1911, and died at age 94 years old on December 23, 2005.
Gerta M West
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH 44120
March 16, 1911
December 23, 2005
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  • 03/16
    1911

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    March 16, 1911
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  • 12/23
    2005

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    December 23, 2005
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    Gerta M West lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1911, in the year that Gerta M West was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.
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In 1939, this person was 28 years old when on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.
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