On Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus is known the world over for her immortalized words on the Statue of Liberty but that is just one part of her writing and activism.

Involved in economic reform, immigrant rights, and advocating for a Jewish homeland one poem does not tell Emma Lazarus’s story. Join Annie Polland, Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society, to explore Emma Lazarus’s life and legacy beyond the Statue of Liberty.