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strike in the Lower East Side, the first rent strike in New York City. The strike comprised 800 tenement houses wherein 2,000 tenants faced eviction. Organizing was initially informal, relying on networking among the Jewish community, and primarily relying on women. The first neighborhood
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uprising", "rent war", and "tenant rebellion". On
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organization, was critical of the strike, taking issue with organizing workers as consumers. Under the party, the rent strike spread to
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