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Scarsdale Knitting Enthusiast Discovers Little Red Dress Knit in the Shanghai Ghetto During the Holocaust
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Joanne Wallenstein
For years, Greenacres resident and knitter Tanya Singer has been fascinated by the significance of handknit items during the Holocaust, and how they helped women to resist, remember, and renew their lives after the atrocities of World War II.
Her research has uncovered a series of impactful items – including a little red dress knit in the Shanghai Ghetto during the Holocaust. Timed to coincide with the 78th anniversary of the Japanese seizing control of the Shanghai Ghetto in February 1943, Singer is now sharing the story of the dress through her passion project Knitting Hope, which launches online today. ....

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