Michael Shapiro is the author of the international bestseller The Jewish 100 (published in American, British, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Polish, and Romanian language editions) and Jewish Pride. When first published, The Jewish 100 was featured in scores of publications, as well as an article in The New Yorker, the cover of The Independent on Sunday in Great Britain, and a lead discussion in Haaretz in Israel. An acclaimed composer, his over one hundred works have been performed internationally, and for over ten years has been the Music Director and Conductor of The Chappaqua Orchestra in New York.