Hannah Szenes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hannah Szenes

Jewish poet and anti-nazi fighter in World War II

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1944

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hannah Szenes (often anglicized as Hannah Senesh or Chanah Senesh; Hebrew: ??? ???; Hungarian: Szenes Hanna; July 17, 1921 – November 7, 1944) was a poet and a Special Operations Executive (SOE) member.
She was one of 37 Jewish SOE recruits from Mandate Palestine parachuted by the British into Yugoslavia during the Second World War to assist anti-Nazi forces and ultimately in the rescue of Hungarian Jews about to be deported to the German death camp at Auschwitz.Szenes was arrested at the Hungarian border, then imprisoned and tortured, but refused to reveal details of her mission.
She was eventually tried and executed by firing squad.
She is regarded as a national heroine in Israel, where her poetry is widely known and the headquarters of the Zionist youth movements Israel Hatzeira, a kibbutz and several streets are named after her.