White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller brushed aside a reference to the famous poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty at Wednesday’s White House press briefing, noting that it was ...

Finished in 1856 and once called the Winslow Mansion, John E. Devlin sold the house in 1883 to a rich sugar merchant named Moses Lazarus. Lazarus’ daughter, Emma, would grow to write the iconic ...

The man of the house is hoping that after three girls, the fourth child will be a boy to carry his family name. ... Emma Lazarus was privately tutored at home in French, Italian and German.

Emma Lazarus was the daughter of the late Moses Lazarus and came of one of the old Jewish families of New York, well-known in the best society of the city. She died in 1887. Share full article ...

The year was 1883 when Emma Lazarus, a young, high society New York poet and the descendant of Jewish immigrants, was asked for a favor. Fundraising efforts were underway for a pedestal to hold ...

EMMA LAZARUS. Share full article. SAMUEL W. GOLDSTEIN. May 11, 1903; ... View on timesmachine. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.