num_pages: 176
description: “One hesitates to lift the veil and throw the light upon a life so hidden and a personality so withdrawn as that of Emma Lazarus.” —Josephine Lazarus in Emma Lazarus , 1888    Emma Lazarus was an American author, poet and activist of Jewish causes who became famous for her sonnet T he New Colossus (1883) with its lines inscribed on a bronze plaque installed on the Statue of Liberty. After Emma Lazarus’ death in 1887, her sister Josephine wrote a biographical essay, Emma Lazarus , in The Century Magazine in 1888. This essay was later included in the collection The Poems of Emma Lazarus (1889).
language: English
title: Emma Lazarus: Poet of Jewish People
titlecomplete: Emma Lazarus: Poet of Jewish People
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Arthur James Limited