Emma Lazarus

Presented By
Esther Schor

Esther Schor discusses her book about the life of Emma Lazarus, the iconoclastic 19th century poet and activist whose poem gave voice to the Statue of Liberty.

Schor is a poet and professor of English at Princeton University. Her work has been published in The Times Literary Supplement as well as The New York Times. Schor curated the exhibit Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience now on display at the Central Library.

Funded in part by Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust and the Avashia Family Fund.

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Emma Lazarus

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