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Hannah Senesh

By: David Ben-Ariel, Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:03 PM

I wrote the following poem while involved with a work-study program at Kibbutz Sdot Yam ("Fields of the Sea" mentioned in Leon Uris' book Exodus concerning "illegal immigration") after reading Hannah Senesh's diary found at Sdot Yam where she was a kibbutz member. Hannah Senesh is an Israeli heroine originally from Hungary, a paratrooper who was caught and later murdered by the Nazis just before the end of the war.

Oh Hannah, Dear Hannah,

Within our hearts will never cease.

David Ben-Ariel

Oct. 10, 1989

Kibbutz Sdot Yam, Israel

(a copy of this poem rests at Sdot Yam's memorial to Hannah Senesh)

About the author: David Ben-Ariel, an American author who has travelled widely and who has lived throughout Israel, shares a special focus on the Middle East and great interest in Jerusalem, reflected in hard-hitting articles that help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Check out www.benariel.com

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