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hannah senesh was born July 17, 1921 and died November 7, 1944.

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hannah was born into a well educated, middle class jewish family

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her father, Bela senesh was a well known playwright but passed away when she was young

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despite antisemitism in hungary, she excelled in school and was interested in writing and poetry

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due to antisemitism in hungary, she moved to British controlled Palestine (modern day israel) where she studied at the nahalal agricultural school and later joined kibbutz sdot yam.

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After emigrating to Palestine, Hannah volunteered for a special unit in the British Army and parachuted into occupied Yugoslavia.

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soon after she was arrested at the hungarian border and tortured but refused to reveal information.

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she ended up being executed by a firing squad in November 1944 at age 23

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hannahs bravery made her a symbol of Jewish resistance

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she wrote powerful poems and diaries, some of which became famous like her poem Blessed is the Match

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"There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct"- Hannah senesh

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this podcast episode talks about Hannah's heroism.

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Great Jews: Hanah Szenes - “The Brave Heroine”

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I got my info from myjewishlearning.com and Jewishfilminstitute.org