Lionel Trilling Quotes

I've begun to think like a Jew, to feel like a Jew.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

I have a very strong sense of who I am as a Jew and a strong sense of belonging.

My Judaism has always been a great pride with me.

I am very proud of being Jewish.

Spiritually, I'm Jewish.

Jewishness is a very big part of my identity. I am a proud Jew, I would say, who doesn't practice very actively.

Judaism is a big part of my background, obviously, and my reality.

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I grew up around a lot of Jews. I grew up culturally Jewish, ethnically Jewish, but without real belief and without a strong faith.

If you are trying to raise a child to be a Jew, then you have to create a sense of Jewish identity. You really weaken that sense of identity if you celebrate two religions.

I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud.

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.

I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion.

I had always known that I was Jewish - we celebrated the holidays, we went to a synagogue - but I had never known that I was supposed to feel ashamed about it.

I'm a Jew. I'm fascinated by our culture and our history, by what made us the people we are. It influences every breath I take. It informs and guides me. Without it, I'd just be a vacuum.

You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew.

It's tough being a Jew.

I was brought up a Jew but, you know, that way of being Jewish - the New York way. We were stomach Jews; we were Jewish-joke Jews. We were bagel Jews. We didn't go to synagogue. I'm frightened of synagogue to this day.

I'm a Jew. I think every Jew is dark in certain ways.

I'm proud to be Jewish.

I'm a cultural Jew, I was raised with it, so I'm still into it, like gefilte fish with kugel.

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