From Screens to Streets: How Antisemitism and Hate Radicalize Youth

Katherine Schweit is a former journalist and Chicago prosecutor who spent 20 years as an FBI Special Agent. As an executive, she was tapped to create its active shooter response framework, and work with the White House to develop national standards. Her FBI career centered on justice against all odds, earning her two U.S. Attorney General Awards for fighting for victims. Now, she offers hope to those impacted by violence on her podcast, Stop the Killing, with her London co-host Sarah Ferris.

She is the author of Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis, and the dual-titled, A Simple Guide to the Second Amendment/How to Talk About Guns with Anyone. Honoring the book with its Ben Franklin Award, the Independent Book Publishers Association called the book a “comprehensive, non-partisan guide [to] equip readers with strategies to engage in informed discussions about guns in America.

She is a founding member of the Bureau Consortium consulting group and owns Schweit Consulting LLC., providing crisis and communications guidance to schools, businesses, and government agencies. She sits as an expert advisor on several boards, including the University of Michigan’s National Center for School Safety. She earned a BA in journalism from Michigan State University and a JD from DePaul College of Law, where she is currently an adjunct professor. Based outside Washington, D.C., she continues to write, teach, and advocate for justice and a safer future for everyone.

In her latest book, Women Who Talk to the Dead, two women lead the largest FBI exhumation in history to give voice to 200 forgotten murder victims. The book is “especially and unreservedly recommended” by the Midwest Book Review, which calls the book “a simply fascinating read from start to finish,” and “inspiring.”  The New York Times’ Devlin Barrett calls it “a haunting account of what it takes to give victims’ families something more important than closure—to give them answers.”

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist whose research on perpetrators of mass violence has received international recognition. He is the author of Jewish Issues in Multiculturalism, articles on Osama bin Laden, Mohamed Atta, and other ideological attackers, as well as three books on school shooters. He has been interviewed over 600 times by media outlets in 35 countries. He has spoken at the FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, the FBI National Academy in Quantico, and the National Counterterrorism Center. From 2018 to 2023, Dr. Langman was a researcher with the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service. His website is schoolshooters.info.

As Vice President of the Center on Extremism, Oren Segal leads the organization’s efforts to combat extremism, terrorism, and all forms of hate both in the physical world and online. Recognized as a foremost authority on extremism, the Center on Extremism consists of a team of experts, analysts, and investigators who provide invaluable resources, expertise, and educational briefings to law enforcement agencies, public officials, and internet and technology companies.

Throughout his tenure at ADL, Oren has dedicated much of his time to evaluating and countering the trends, tactics, and impact of antisemitism and extremism across the entire ideological spectrum. He regularly appears on national and international media outlets, provides expert witness testimony, and speaks at conferences worldwide. In recognition of his exceptional service in the public interest, Oren was honored by the FBI in 2006. He was named one of the 50 influential, intriguing, and inspiring American Jews by the Forward in 2019. Prior to joining ADL in 1998, Oren worked for The New York Times and the Jewish Community Federation in San Francisco. He is a graduate of Wheaton College in Massachusetts.