New animated film brings Jewish burial rituals to light after Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy Inspired by the Tree of Life synagogue massacre, Jewish-American animator Benny Zelkowicz confronts his fear of death by volunteering with sacred burial society Chevra Kadisha and channels his experience into a moving work *** The 2018 antisemitic attack at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, where a gunman murdered 11 worshippers, left an indelible mark on Benny Zelkowicz, a Jewish American raised in the