From Hate Crime Survivor to Activist - Interview with Josh Stepakoff survivor of the North Jewish Community Center Shooting

As a tribute to Yom Kippur, Acacia Dietz & Jeff Schoep interview  Josh Stepakoff a childhood survivor of the 1999 North Valley Jewish  Community Center mass shooting. Josh was shot twice in the horrific  attack at age 6. Today, Josh is a courageous activist who speaks out and  warns about the repercussions of gun violence, hate, &  anti-semitism. We discuss the toll of dehumanization, & what we can  all do to make the world a little better.   For more information on Women Against Gun Violence visit: https://www.wagv.org    

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Jeff Schoep is the Founder of  Beyond Barriers. From 1994 until early  2019, Jeff Schoep was the leader of the largest neo-Nazi organization in  the United States, the National Socialist Movement (NSM). In March 2019  he became the highest profile former white nationalist to ever walk  away from far-right extremism in the USA. Since then, Jeff has been an  outspoken advocate against the ideology that he had been part of for 27  years, making him uniquely qualified to understand extremism and  extremist ideologies. Jeff now works as an International Extremism  Consultant helping to educate communities and policy makers on the  threat of white supremacy and how to effectively counter and prevent  violent extremism. https://jeffschoep.com Follow Jeff Schoep on Twitter: @SchoepJeff    

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