 The plea addressed to Jews in these essays was to acquire a larger knowledge of the Jewish situation, to emerge from their spiritual isolation, and to enter into fellowship with those among whom they live; and the plea addressed to Christians was for a more liberal attitude toward Jews and Jewish thought.Lazarus was a featured speaker at the Jewish Women’s Congress in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 with her essay, "The Outlook of Judaism".Between 1897 and 1902 Lazarus wrote, in "The American Hebrew", "The New World", and "The Maccabaean" four articles on aspects of the Zionist movement, with which she was in sympathy.