Blessed is the Match Premieres Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS

“An absorbing story…[filmmaker Roberta] Grossman fashions the narration, interviews, and a wealth of archival footage into a coherent movie…” –Boston Globe

Get to know this modern-day Joan of Arc. At age 22, Hannah Senesh parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe in an effort to save the Jews of Hungary. As a poet and diarist, she left behind a body of work that has inspired generations. Retrace her perilous mission and take a glimpse into the life of this talented and complex woman.

Blessed is the Match premieres tonight, Tuesday, April 13 at 10:00 on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings).

Check out a preview of tonight’s broadcast: