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Analysis Of Blessed Is The Match By Hannah Sennesh

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Hannah Sennesh was a famous poet duing World War II. Her most famous peice of literature was called, “Blessed is the Match”. It was published in 1946 along in Hewbrew, along with her diary. Sennesh had many cultural expeirences that affected her poetry during this time. Although during the second world war, Hannah watched safely from Palestine. She embraced Zionism - establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine - and spent most of her time there during the war. Hannah felt helpless watching what was happening around her, although she was not threatened by the war and could live peacefully, Sennesh felt responsible to help in everyway she could, so she did what she does best, write. The World War greatly affected her writting, she

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