Jackie Mason Quotes

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

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

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

I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically.

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

I am very proud of being Jewish.

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

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've discovered my Jewishness late in life. And I've really enjoyed exploring that world.

My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is.

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

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

I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.

My father's Jewish, so my world is Jewish whenever I go home.

I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.

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

To be a Jew is a destiny.

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.

No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish.

When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.

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.

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

Myself, first of all, I am a Jew. And that is the most important thing for me.

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

I've liked being Jewish in America - there's a secular version of Jewishness there that's more about bagels and jokes than going to synagogues.