Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus · Arts & Literature
American poet of 'The New Colossus', inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
1849, New York City, United States — 1887, New York City, United States
United States
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Emma Lazarus was an American poet best known for 'The New Colossus' (1883), whose lines 'Give me your tired, your poor...' are engraved on the Statue of Liberty and became a defining statement of American immigrant welcome. A committed advocate for Jewish refugees, she came from a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in New York. She was Jewish.
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American poet of 'The New Colossus', inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
