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==Early life and move to Israel==
Max Donald Steinberg, son of Stuart and Evelyn (Evie) Steinberg, was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]], Los Angeles, in the [[San Fernando Valley]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://americansforbgu.org/the-enduring-legacy-of-max-steinberg-zl/|title=The Enduring Legacy of Max Steinberg z"l|first=Ronni|last=Strongin|date=April 22, 2015|website=A4BGU}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He attendedgraduated from [[El Camino Real High School]] and [[Los Angeles Pierce College]].<ref>[https://jewishhomela.com/2014/07/29/he-did-what-he-wanted-to-do-says-mother-of-soldier-from-woodland-hills/]</ref> He first visited [[Israel]] in June 2012 on a [[Birthright Israel]] trip.<ref name="NBC"/>
 
He then returned to Israel in September 2012, to make ''[[aliyah]]'' in December 2012 and to join the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) as a [[lone soldier]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="NBC">{{cite news |title=U.S. 'Lone Soldier' Max Steinberg Gets Hero's Burial in Israel |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/u-s-lone-soldier-max-steinberg-gets-heros-burial-israel-n162711 |access-date=8 July 2023 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=2014-07-23}}</ref> In Israel, Steinberg lived in [[Beersheba]] and was a [[sharpshooter]] in the Gideon Battalion of the [[Golani Brigade]] from early 2013.<ref name="Eulogy" /><ref name="auto"/> He was one of 6,000 lone soldiers without family in Israel, 1,100 of whom were from the United States.<ref name="NBC" /><ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=Gaza conflict: Two Americans in Israeli forces killed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28407807 |access-date=10 July 2023 |work=[[BBC]] |date=2014-07-21}}</ref>