Marta Cohn. the English translator of Hannahs diary. points out one of the most fascinating aspects of the diaryits portrayal of a relatively normal Jewish community in Hungary amidst the Nazi terror that began to surround it. Since Hannahs family was assimilated and stable. and since Hannah herself was bright and athletic. popular and patriotic. one is surprised to read that at age 18. Hannah left home and emigrated to Palestine. But Hannah felt that she had a mission: to help her fellow Jews settle the promised land. She wrote. "One needs to feel that ones life has meaning. that one is needed in the world." And Hannah felt that her life had more meaning in Palestine.
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