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Imagine a world in which every newborn child receives a voucher toward early childhood Jewish education and a free trip to Israel.

That\’s what philanthropist Michael Steinhardt asked 4,000 delegates to the North American Jewish federation system\’s General Assembly to consider earlier this month.

The \”Newborn Gift\” would be part of an overall investment in strengthening Jewish education that Steinhardt is proposing. He told delegates that he was willing to contribute $10 million to the project, which he called the Fund for Our Jewish Future — on condition that his contribution represent no more than 10 percent of the total fund.

In other words, the former Wall Street tycoon was challenging the audience to raise at least $90 million for Jewish education in the Diaspora.