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Hannah Sznes was born on July 17th, 1921 in Hungary. She was the daughter of a poet and an author, which influenced her to also write as she grew older. She wrote poems and kept a diary and wrote songs and poetry for about ten years before her death.

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Hannah Szenes wrote poetry at a school in Yisreal and also committed into creating a play in 1939. However, in 1943, she joined the British army as a paratrooper. There, she helped by getting in contact with partisans and resistance groups.

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She wrote poetry relevant to the war, educating herself on how to read and write. Although education was permitted amongst Jews, she taught in private. Not to mention, she also lent a helping hand to those in need during her employment at Palmah.

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She influenced those around her to educate themselves which helped them stay safe, the opposite of what German soldiers wanted. Hannah also helped Jews escape danger and brought resistance groups together. This increased the amount of power they had against the Germans and she was seen as an empowering figure.

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Her death was influential among others, showing off her bold personality. During her time in the war, she crossed a border across Hungary. However, she was captured by police in 1944.

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When Hannah was captured and tortured by police, she was given two options during her trial in October 1944. Throughout the torture she went through, Hannah never gave out any valuable information, which exemplified her courage to resist. She was told she could either plead mercy, or, be executed. In the end, she made the decision to be executed.

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Hannah Senesh was only twenty three years old when she was executed by a firing squad. While being executed, she also denied wearing a blindfold, which shows her strong character. She was buried in a cemetery in Germany.

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This is the image of Hannah dressed as an Hungarian soldier. She wears a hat and a uniform with a belt cinched at the waist. She holds a sword and a revolver in her right hand as she poses in a salute.

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An image of a poem she wrote on a stone, found in her cell at the prison. There's flowers below it in her honor.

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An image of Hannah back at Hungary, writing in a diary while sitting outside on a patio.

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An image of Hannah in a field with chickens around her, feeding the animals.

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A picture of her dressed in the military uniform, yet not in disguise as an Hungarian soldier. She wears a long sleeved shirt and pants.

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Hannah Szene's memorial grave. The headstone is more of a bolder than actually shaped as a traditional headstone and there is writing on it, honoring her.

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A woman singing a song Hannah created.

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“One - two - three... eight feet long

Two strides across, the rest is dark...

Life is a fleeting question mark

One - two - three... maybe another week.

Or the next month may still find me here,

But death, I feel is very near.

I could have been 23 next July

I gambled on what mattered most, the dice were cast. I lost.”

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Palgi, Y. And Behold, A Great Wind Came (Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 1977

Masters, Anthony. The Summer That Bled: The Biography of Hanna Senesh. London: St. Martin's, 1972

Breslavski, M., ed. Hannah Szenes: Her Life, Mission and Death (Hebrew). Tel Aviv: N.p., 1966

Gilad, Zerubavel. Secret Shield (Hebrew). Jerusalem: Jewish Agency, 1952

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Syrkin, M. Blessed Is the Match: The Story of Jewish Resistance. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1947

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Hannah Szenes (Senesh) | Jewish Women's Archive

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Hannah Szenes has attained legendary status in the pantheon of Zionist history. After immigrating to Israel, Szenes agreed to participate in a military operation as a paratrooper. Hungarian authorities captured her and tortured her, but Szenes refused to talk. She was killed by a firing squad in 1944.