If you are not familiar with Jewanced, you owe it to yourself to check them out. Jewanced is hosted by Dan Feferman and Benny Scholder, two guys who grew up in America and live in Israel. They’re curious. They want to discuss. They want to challenge popular conceptions, think critically, examine independently, and most of all, they crave nuance.
Each episode features a different guest, all interesting and original people. Together with Dan and Benny, strive to break boundaries as you take a deep dive into politics, foreign affairs, religion, science, technology, food, the arts, business – you name it. Explore the nuanced crossroads of Israel, the global Jewish experience, and beyond.
The latest podcast is an interview with Ashkelon’s John Daly. John has a fascinating story to tell and Dan and Benny interviewed John last week.
This how they describe their interview with John:
Jewanced commemorates Yom Ha’Shoah – Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day – with the inspirational and shocking true story of John Daly’s incredible tale of Jewish survival – transforming and escaping from life as a closeted Jewish Neo-Nazi commander in the USA to living in Israel.
Legitimately unlike any other story Dan nor Benny had ever heard before, John Daly’s riveting recounting of the details of the events of his youth spent in Ocala, FL joining an anti-racist skinhead (yes, that’s a thing) group, being kidnapped by Neo-Nazi white supremacists into their movement, hiding his Jewish identity only to be outed – resulting with an attempt to murder him is nothing less than intense, fascinating, and truly chilling. His subsequent tale of survival against all odds and aliya to Israel is truly inspiring.
Later in the podcast, we also discuss modern day Anti-Semitism, Holocaust memory, understanding extremism, and much more.
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John Daly’s website is https://youbeginchange.com/
Information on the film about John, Escape from Room 18 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4688142/
