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On the eve of the Holocaust, many left Europe for Palestine to save themselves. Very few went back to save others.
An award-winning play.
This one-woman show tells the true story of Hannah Senesh, the heroic young Jewish woman who escaped from Axis-allied Hungary in 1939 to the safety of British Mandate Palestine. There she joined Haganah and then bravely volunteered for a daring Special Operations mission to parachute back into Europe to save Jews from the Holocaust. Hannah’s story and indomitable spirit, along with the moving diary and poetry that she left behind, serve as an enduring inspiration to people everywhere standing up to the powers of hatred and oppression.
Lexi Rabadi
Written and Directed by
David Schechter
Developed in collaboration with
Lori Wilner
Based upon the diaries and poems of
Hannah Senesh
Translated from the Hungarian by
Marta Cohn and Peter Hay
Music composed and arranged by
Steven Lu
“We wanted Hannah not as a martyr, not as a hero. We wanted her as our friend whom we loved and admired. We wanted her to grow old with us.”
8/7/19 The Lilith Blog: Article/Review
8/6/19 Algemeiner: Article/Review
7/31/19 TDF.com: Article
7/31/19 Playbill.com: Interview with Lexi Rabadi
7/29/19 Broadway World: Review
7/29/19 Times of Israel: Review
7/25/19 WNYC Radio’s ‘All of It’
7/23/19 Jewish Week
7/22/19 Time Out New York
7/9/19 Forward
7/9/19 Visible Soul Blog- Interview with Lexi Rabadi by Zach Calhoon
7/1/19 Exeunt NYC
August 3 – September 23, 2019
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280
Administration: 212-213-2120
Box Office 212-213-2120 ext. 606
