A special screening for the
RENO JEWISH COMMUNITY

July 25th at 2pm at the UNR
Knowledge Center, Room 124.

Sponsored by Temple Beth Or, Temple Sinai,
Temple Emanu-El, and UNR Hillel

Blessed Is the Match is the fi rst documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fi ghter and modern-day Joan of Arc. With unprecedented access to the Senesh family archive, this powerful fi lm chronicles the only military rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust through the writings and photographs of Hannah and her mother Catherine.

Director Roberta Grossman is an awardwinning filmmaker with a passion for history and social justice. She has written and produced more than 40 hours of documentary television. She was the series producer and co-writer of 500 Nations, the eight-hour CBS mini-series on Native Americans hosted by Kevin Costner. Grossman's feature documentary, Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action, premiered in February 2005, and has won awards at more than 40 festivals worldwide. Other writing and producing credits include Hollywood & Power: Women on Top, a special for AMC; The Rich in America: 150 Years of Town and Country Magazine for A&E; Medal of Honor, a six-part television series produced for US News & World Report; and Heroines of the Hebrew Bible and Judas for the A&E series Mysteries of the Bible.

WINNER OF 10 AUDIENCE AWARDS including:

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, Houston Jewish Film Festival, Denver Jewish Film Festival & others.