A Tree of Life

<img src="https://data.ajff.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/web_embed_Laurel_JuryInCompetition_02.png" style="max-width: 20%; width: 20%; border-width: 0px; margin-left: 10px; float: right;" />Eyewitnesses to the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history recount their harrowing experiences, while challenging the nation’s rising political divide and moral decay. On October 27, 2018, a gunman with a history of spewing white nationalist rhetoric, opened fire on Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, killing 11 and wounding 6, including several Holocaust survivors. In the weeks that followed, the entire city grieved, uniting to support the victims and condemn the violence. Recounting a national tragedy in deeply personal terms, survivors and their families speak to their ordeal, its lingering impacts, and the path toward healing. Emmy-winning director Trish Adlesic brings into sharp focus the hate-based crisis that threatens collective safety and democracy.