Resister Project by LANA SEMHAN

Background information

ls9239938 — 2025-05-07 15:41:08 UTC

Hannah Senesh (originally Szenes) was a paratrooper trained to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. Captured and killed by the Nazi, she is still a national heroine in Israel .

Act of Resistance

ls9239938 — 2025-05-07 15:50:59 UTC

She was one of 32 Jewish volunteer parachutists from Palestine that the British Army sent behind German lines for resistance and rescue. On June 7, 1944, Szenes tried to infiltrate German-occupied Hungary. Authorities captured her as she was trying to cross the border into the country.

Describe the impact

ls9239938 — 2025-05-07 16:05:34 UTC

On June 7, 1944, at the height of the deportation of Hungarian Jews, Senesh crossed the border into Hungary. She was caught almost immediately by the Hungarian police and tortured cruelly and repeatedly over the next several months.

Hannah's Quote

ls9239938 — 2025-05-07 16:07:03 UTC

“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world even though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark. They light the way for humankind.”

― Hannah Senesh

Song

ls9239938 — 2025-05-07 16:08:03 UTC