Hannah Senesh: Her Life and Diary, the First Complete Edition

SENESH, HANNAH/ Piercy, Marge (Foreward By)/ Senesh, Eitan (Contributor)/ Grossman, Roberta (Afterword)

ISBN 10: 1580233422 / ISBN 13: 9781580233422

Published by Jewish Lights Pub, 2007

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illustrated edition. 325 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hannah Senesh: Her Life and Diary, the First Complete Edition
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580233422
• ISBN 13: 9781580233422
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

Hero • Martyr • Poet
The inspiring story of a remarkable life cut short.

"I don't think Hannah wanted to die for the sake of having her memory exalted in history or to prove herself equal to a romantic image she conceived for herself. Her purpose wasn't to die. She died for her life's purpose."
―U.S. Senator John McCain, in Why Courage Matters

Hannah Senesh, poet and Israel's national heroine, has come to be seen as a symbol of Jewish heroism. Safe in Palestine during World War II, she volunteered for a mission to help rescue fellow Jews in her native Hungary. She was captured by the Nazis, endured imprisonment and torture, and was finally executed at the age of twenty-three.

Like Anne Frank, she kept a diary from the time she was thirteen. This new edition brings together not only the widely read and cherished diary, but many of Hannah’s poems and letters, memoirs written by Hannah’s mother, accounts by parachutists who accompanied Hannah on her fateful mission, and insightful material not previously published in English.

Described by a fellow parachutist as a "spiritual girl guided almost by mysticism," Hannah’s life has something of value to teach everyone. Now the subject of a feature-length documentary, Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, Hannah’s words and actions will inspire people from each generation to follow their own inner voices, just as she followed hers.

About the Authors

Marge Piercy is the author of sixteen novels including Gone to Soldiers; He, She and It; Three Women and most recently The Third Child. Her memoir is called Sleeping with Cats. She has also written sixteen volumes of poetry including The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme and most recently Colors Passing Through Us. She received an honorary doctorate degree from Hebrew Union College for her contributions to Jewish culture and liturgy.

Eitan Senesh is Hannah Senesh's nephew and chairman of The Hannah Senesh Legacy Foundation, whose aim is to perpetuate the memory of Hannah Senesh and her comrades.

Roberta Grossman, director of Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, is a producer at Katahdin Productions, a nonprofit documentary company based in Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. For more information or to purchase Blessed Is the Match visit: www.blessedisthematch.com.