Michael Steinhardt and Jewish Pride

I covered the birth of Birthright Israel two decades ago, so I was curious to hear the founder's version of his successes and failures. Here's our Q&A-style interview.

When I was managing editor at JTA (1999-2001) I covered the birth of Birthright Israel and other issues involving younger Jews searching for connection to Judaism. That’s why I asked Publishers Weekly if I could interview Michael Steinhardt on his upcoming book, Jewish Pride, which outlines the Birthright founder’s search for a formula to battle antisem…