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A Walk to Caesarea " ( Hebrew : הליכה לקיסריה , romanized : Halikha LeKesarya ), also commonly known by the opening words " Eli, Eli " ( Hebrew : אֵלִי, אֵלִי , "My God, My God") in the song version, is a poem in Hebrew written in 1942 by Hungarian Jewish World War II resistance fighter Hannah Szenes (17 July 1921 – 7 November 1944). Israeli composer David Zehavi set the poem to music in 1945. Szenes wrote the poem while residing in kibbutz Sdot Yam which is located a short distance along the Mediterranean coast from the ancient port town of Caesarea . The song is considered one of Israel 's unofficial anthems, and is the most-commonly played song on Yom HaShoah ( the Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel. The following is an English translation of the song version and the original Hebrew: My God, my God, may it never end – the sand and the sea, the rustle of the water, the lightning of the sky, the prayer of man. אלי, אלי, שלא יגמר לעולם החול והים רשרוש של המים ברק השמים תפילת האדם "My God, May This Wonder Never End - Poem of The Week" . The most played song on Yom HaShoah "My God, May This Wonder Never End - Poem of The Week" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
" A Walk to Caesarea " ( , Halika LeKaysarya ), also commonly known by the opening words Eli, Eli ( , "My God, My God") in the song version, is a poem in Hebrew written in 1942 by Hungarian Jewish WWII resistance fighter Hannah Szenes , which Israeli composer David Zehavi set to music in 1945. Szenes wrote the poem while residing in kibbutz Sdot Yam which is located a short distance along the Mediterranean coast from the ancient port town of Caesarea . The song is considered one of Israel 's unofficial anthems, and is the most-commonly played song on Yom HaShoah ( the Holocaust Memorial Day) in Israel. The following is an English translation of the song version: My God, my God, may it never end – the sand and the sea, the rustle of the water, the brilliance of the sky, the prayer of man. The most played song on Yom HaShoah
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Hebrew poem and song " A Walk to Caesarea " ( , Halikha LeKeisarya ), also commonly known by the opening words " Eli, Eli " ( , "My God, My God") in the song version, is a poem in Hebrew written in 1942 by Hungarian Jewish WWII resistance fighter Hannah Szenes , which Israeli composer David Zehavi set to music in 1945. Szenes wrote the poem while residing in kibbutz Sdot Yam which is located a short distance along the Mediterranean coast from the ancient port town of Caesarea . The song is considered one of Israel 's unofficial anthems, and is the most-commonly played song on Yom HaShoah ( the Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel. The following is an English translation of the song version: My God, my God, may it never end – the sand and the sea, the rustle of the water, the lightning of the sky, the prayer of man. In Hebrew, the poem reads: אלי, אלי, שלא יגמר לעולם החול והים רשרוש של המים ברק השמים תפילת האדם "My God, May This Wonder Never End - Poem of The Week" .The most played song on Yom HaShoah "My God, May This Wonder Never End - Poem of The Week" .
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located a short distance along the mediterranean coast from the ancient port town of caesarea
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poem in hebrew written in 1942 by hungarian jewish world war ii resistance fighter hannah szenes
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