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Hannah Senesh’s example of Jewish pride and sacrifice gains renewed attention in our anxious era

JL;DR SUMMARY Hannah Senesh, a young Jewish poet and soldier, is experiencing a resurgence of interest through theatrical and literary portrayals, more than 80 years after her courageous actions during World War II. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJewish IdentityZionismSacrificeTheaterMemoirsJewish PrideHolocaust ResistanceHannah Senesh

Places mentioned

Budapest, Hungary
"Hannah Senesh was born in Budapest in 1921 to an assimilated Hungarian Jewish family."
Israel
"In 1939, as the clouds of war gathered, Senesh left Budapest for Palestine."
Caesarea, Northern District, Israel
"The poems original title is Walking to Caesarea, which is where Hannah wrote it."
New York, United States
"The play Hannah Senesh is running through Nov. 9 at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in New York"

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