Hannah Senesh, an Israeli Jew, was an officer in the Haganah; one of her last jobs was to create a suicide unit in the Jewish underground. Her mission was to lead a group of soldiers into the forest and blow themselves up with dynamite in order to capture the German paratroopers who were invading Palestine. She was caught, tortured and ordered to be executed by firing squad; she survived the ordeal, however, and went on to become a leader in the communist party in Palestine.
To die, so young to die. No, no, not I, I love the warm sunny skies, light, song, shining eyes, I want no war, no battle cry, No, no, not I.Hannah Senesh
I could have been 23 next July I gambled on what mattered most, the dice were cast. I lost.Hannah Senesh
My God, my GodMay there be no end To the sea, to the sand, The splash of the water, The glow of the sky, The prayer of manHannah Senesh
