Feast of Lights, The

By Lazarus, Emma

Book Id: WPLBN0002949415
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File Size: 13.49 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Feast of Lights, The
Author:	Lazarus, Emma
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Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, Ancient Texts, Holiday
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Feast of Lights, The
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Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Lazarus, B. E. (n.d.). Feast of Lights, The. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Feast of Lights by Emma Lazarus. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 18, 2011. Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is the Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the 2nd century BCE. This poem celebrating Hanukkah was written by Emma Lazarus, a Jewish American poet. Emma Lazarus also wrote 'The New Colossus,' a sonnet which is inscribed on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Ancient Texts, Holiday, Religion, Poetry