November 8 Event: “Blessed Is The Match”
BLESSED IS THE MATCH – THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HANNAH SENESH
Documentary Feature / 1 Screening
In English
Running Time: 85 minutes
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 5:30 pm Wilmette Theatre
2008 Heartland Film Festival - “Crystal Heart Award”
2008 “Audience Award Best Documentary” - Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival; Washington Jewish Film Festival
2009 “Audience Award Best Documentary”: New Jersey Jewish Film Festival; Seattle Jewish Film Festival; Houston Jewish Film Festival; Pittsburgh Jewish Israeli Film Festival; Denver Jewish Film Festival; San Diego Jewish Film Festival; Tucson Jewish Film Festival; Atlanta Jewish Film Festival; 2009 Garden State Film Festival - “Best Documentary”
Narrated by award-winning actress Joan Allen, BLESSED IS THE MATCH is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. She parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Her mother Catherine witnessed the entire ordeal - first as a prisoner with Hannah and later as her advocate, braving bombed-out Budapest in a desperate attempt to save her daughter. The story of a unique girl who came of age in a world descending into madness.
Directed by: Roberta Grossman
Written by: Sophie Sartain
Trailer in English.
http://www.blessedisthematch.com
Let’s meet for coffee and discussion immediately after the film.
TICKETS: $8 (GROUP DISCOUNT RATE)
To Purchase ADSI Group Discount Tickets Contact: Felicia Zieff tzippy_chs@sbcglobal.net
MAKE YOUR CHECK OUT TO:
Association of Descendants of the Shoah - Illinois
MAIL TO:
ADSI
P.O. BOX 1544
SKOKIE, IL 60076
P.O. BOX 1544 SKOKIE, IL 60076
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Felicia P. Zieff
President - Association of Descendants of the Shoah - Illinois, Inc.
www.adsillinois.org