HBO's documentary on the Tree of Life synagogue shooting arrives as the nation's eyes are back on antisemitism

(JTA) – Trish Adlesic was visiting her father in Pittsburgh on the day a gunman walked into the city's Tree of Life synagogue building and murdered 11 people.

Almost immediately, the director started filming her surroundings with the aim of producing a documentary about the tragedy, bringing on a Tree of Life congregant, Eric Schuman, as an editor and producer. Drawing on her own experiences conducting "trauma-informed" interviews, Adlesic reached out to survivors hoping to create "a platform for them to speak out, to speak about their loved ones, to honor them, to pay tribute, [and] to try to...