Google Doodle celebrates career of Jewish German poet Else Lasker-Schuler. Image via The Independent.
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Google Doodle celebrates the life of German poet Else Lasker-Schuler

Today's Google Doodle on the company's homepage celebrates the life and work of Jewish German poet Else Lasker-Schuler, widely considered one of the greatest German poets in history, who was born 150 years ago and enjoyed an illustrious literary career writing Expressionists poetry until she was forced to flee her home following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the country.

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Fri Feb 07 - Standard

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