Ari Mittleman - Paths of the Righteous: Stories of Humanity, Heroism, and Hope - 504

Ari Mittleman talks with me about his book Paths of the Righteous: Stories of Humanity, Heroism, and Hope. This is episode 504 of Teaching Learning Leading K12 an audio podcast.

As a native Pennsylvanian deeply involved in the pro-Israel community, the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh deeply affected him. That tragic event spurred Mittleman to write his book, with the hope of it helping to showcase the good in the world that is done for others by those outside their religion, race, or nationality. He works at the nexus of politics, policymaking and the press in Washington, DC.

Mittleman has run a public affairs and strategic communications firm, Keystone Strategy + Advocacy, LLC serving internationally known clients that have ranged from heads of state, celebrities, and global business leaders. Prior to that, he served as a senior advisor to a United States senator for eight years. He also earlier had served as a grant writer at a Croatia-based NGO.

He is a columnist for The Times of Israel and has contributed articles to USA Today Network, Baltimore Jewish Times, The Morning Call, The Jerusalem Post, Washington Examiner, The Patriot News, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, NorthJersey.com, Modern Diplomacy, and The Jewish Exponent.

He earned a BA from The Department of American Studies from The George Washington University, and his MPA from Fels Institute of Government at University of Pennsylvania. Proficient in both modern and biblical Hebrew, he has formally studied the language and traditional Jewish texts since kindergarten and travels regularly to Israel. In total, Mittleman has visited over 40 countries. He is the founding board chairman of St. Bernard Project, a post-Katrina-Rita disaster recovery non-profit that was recognized as a CNN Hero of the Year.

A new father, Ari lives in Pikesville, Maryland, with his wife and daughter. 

Today we are focused on his book Paths of the Righteous: Stories of Humanity, Heroism, and Hope.

Connect & Learn More:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/california-church-shooting-hate-incident.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/opinion/buffalo-shooting-replacement-theory.html

https://arimittleman.com/

https://www.facebook.com/PathsoftheRighteous/

https://twitter.com/AriMittleman

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arimittleman/

Length - 41:52