Uprooting Prejudice In this article, we extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida and the Take Action Institute for organizing an extraordinary exhibit and event centered around the theme of “Uprooting…
In 2022, Beyond Barriers partnered with the Simon Wiesenthal Center in an effort to combat anti-Semitism and expand Extremism Prevention efforts. As one of the leading global organizations in the fight against hate, extremism, and anti-Semitism, the Simon Wiesenthal Center was one of the first non-profit organizations to take on the issue of tracking, monitoring, and understanding hate groups as they began to use online platforms.
We need to stop seeing each other through the lens of politics and see the humanity in one another. We as humans are MORE than our politics, race, or religion.
To speak at the Nobel Peace Center, a sacred place where humankind’s greatest peace building champions have been honored since its inception, is a feeling I cannot even put into words. In these polarized times we live in, the world needs more peace builders.
by Jeff Schoep,Founding Director of Beyond Barriers and Simon Wiesenthal Center Consultant America is in mourning, after yet another mass shooting orchestrated by racially motivated, hate- fueled animus, this time in Buffalo, New York. As the Nation seeks to heal, let us all…
by Jeff SchoepFounder of Beyond Barriers and Consultant to Simon Wiesenthal Center So, the hashtags #farright and #farleft were trending on Twitter. Terms thrown around so loosely, and misused. As a former #extremist, witnessing the ongoing divide in America is…
The Invisible Enemy The Invisible Enemy: Recently the United States held perhaps the most contentious election in all of its history. Conversations building up to the elections revolved around political dysfunction, economic collapse, the risk of civil war. One would…
For over 20 years, I was head of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) in the United States. Since leaving the far-right in 2019, I have worked tirelessly to make amends, applying the leadership skills and knowledge from my past to…
If you pay attention, you will realize whatever laws govern the universe have an interesting way of shining through in times of difficulty. It was not until after I left the National Socialist Movement (NSM), having led it for over…
Extremism comes in many different forms. Currently extremists are ripping our great Nation apart. Yes, I know this is where you (the reader) thinks ‘why should I listen to this guy? Isn’t Jeff Schoep the guy who used to be…
