Mindy Finkelstein and Joshua Stepakoff ran together once before – from white supremacist gunman Buford Furrow, who shot them when Mindy was a 16-year-old counselor and Joshua a 6-year-old camper at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in 1999.
Now, they are running again, this time in “Victory Over Violence,” a 10K run they organized to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the shooting while raising awareness about gun violence.
Furrow wounded five people at the ” title=”victims expressed skepticism “>victims expressed skepticism when Furrow sent a letter from prison last month renouncing his neo-Nazi beliefs.
In August, Finkelstein and Stepakoff ” title=”read more”>read more
The run will benefit ” title=”Daily News”>Daily News.
Victory Over Violence, including the 10k run and a kids’ 5k walk/run starts at 8 a.m. Sunday, with registration at 6:30 a.m. at the Matador Bookstore at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. Fees are $30 for adults, $15 for CSUN students and $15 for the kids’ run. Information at