Emma's Poem, The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...Who wrote these words? And why?Emma's Poem, The Voice of the Statue of Liberty, portrays Emma, a young girl raised in a wealthy Jewish family who grew into a passionate humanitarian and well-known writer. Her deep caring for immigrants inspired Emma to create the powerful poem that gave the Statue of Liberty a voice of welcome for immigrants. Emma Lazarus never imagined that her small sonnet would--with time and the help of a friend, a composer, and the voices of schoolchildren across the country--shape the hearts and minds of the whole nation.