At our YomÌýHashaohÌýceremonyÌýon Monday 12 April, someÌýYear 10 studentsÌýdramatisedÌýthe life of the poet, fighter and heroine, ChanaÌýSenesh, whoÌýreturned to Hungary in 1944 after making AliyahÌýin order toÌýhelp her family and fellow Jews.ÌýChana’sÌýpoems,Ìýset to haunting music,Ìýwere performed and the audience was moved by the story of her courage and bravery in the face of danger.ÌýÌý

Our guest speaker,ÌýMrs IllanaÌýKlevansky,Ìýeloquently related the incredible story of her lateÌýmother’sÌýlife from her childhood in Lithuania to her liberation. It was a very uplifting and memorable story.ÌýThe commemoration service concluded with the Partisan Song, sung completely in Yiddish by Aaron Levine. Log in to Facebook toÌýseeÌýÌýof the event.Ìý