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Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus is an American author of poetry, prose and translation, and an activist for the cause of the Jews. She wrote the sonnet "The New Colossus" in 1883. Her lines appeared engraved on a bronze plaque, installed in 1903, on the plinth of the Statue of Liberty. The last lines of the sonnet were set to music by Irving Berlin as the song "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" for the 1949 musical Miss Liberty, based on the sculpture of the Statue of Liberty. Lee Hoiby's sequel was also featured in Lee Hoiby's song "The Lady of the Harbor" which was written in 1985 as part of her song cycle "Three Women". Lazarus is also the author of poems and translations; Admetus and other poems; Alide: An episode on the life of Goethe; Poems and Ballads by Heine; Poems, 2 vol .; Narrative, lyrical and dramatic; as well as Jewish poems and translations.
BornJuly 22, 1849, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1887, New York City
Resting placeBeth Olam Cemetery in Brooklyn
OccupationAuthor, activist
LanguageEnglish
Genrepoetry, prose, translations, novels, plays
SubjectGeorgism
Notable works"The New Colossus"
RelativesJosephine Lazarus, Benjamin N. Cardozo

About Emma Lazarus

Poet Emma Lazarus was born on July 22, 1849 in New York City, New York, United States (She dies at the age of 38, on November 19, 1887).

Poet from New York whose sonnet"The New Colossus" was inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty in 1883. She also released a multi-part poem called"Epochs".

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Emma Lazarus before becoming famous

Emma Lazarus was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1849 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She studied both British and American literature, as well as French, German, and Italian, which she learnt at a young age.

Achievement of Emma Lazarus

She was a co-founder of the Hebrew Technical Institute in New York.

Emma Lazarus's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was born into a Sephardic Jewish family with Portuguese roots, the youngest of six children.

Emma Lazarus on Social Media

Emma Lazarus Collabed with

She corresponded with Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson for many years.

Emma Lazarus Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Emma Lazarus updated on March 08 2023.