Like a virus, hate can spread, as shown in the documentary film 'Viral: Antisemitism In Four Mutations'

"Viral: Antisemitism In Four Mutations," a powerful documentary film about the evolution of antisemitism around the globe, aired last night on PBS.

Written, produced, and directed by filmmaker Andrew Goldberg, "the documentary visits four countries to speak first hand with victims, witnesses and anti-Semites," according to PBS.

The film is divided into four chapters, shining a light on the countries of the United States, Hungary, England, and France.

"It was the most anti-Semitism I had seen in my two-decade career as a journalist," Goldberg says in the first chapter of the film. "But why now in so many places around the world and in so many ways?"

Following a comparison of the spread of hate to a virus, the film begins with the terrifying radio communication between officers on Oct. 27, 2018, the day of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.

11 lives were lost at the Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Congregation.

"Once again the stark reality that, to many, we are still 'other,'" says Jeffrey Myers, a Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Congregation rabbi. "And we will always be 'other' and never be welcome here."

Also featured in the documentary are former U.S. President Bill Clinton; former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair; CNN journalist, Fareed Zakaria; commentator, George Will; and Professor Deborah Lipstadt.

Running a little under an hour and a half, it was produced and edited by Diana Robinson and is narrated in part by Julianna Margulies.

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