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“Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me” - A Queer Jewish Woman Writes The Most Famous Poem In American Literature
Emma Lazarus, a privileged Sephardic Jewish poet, transformed her awakening Jewish identity into passionate advocacy for Eastern European refugees and, through her sonnet The New Colossus, redefined the Statue of Liberty as a beacon of welcome for immigrants.
Shoga Films
Jul 24 min read
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