Francisco Goldman Quotes

My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.

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

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.

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

My wife is Jewish, and therefore, it's my children's birthright to be Jewish.

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

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.

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.

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.

I'm not super, super religious. If this is okay to say, I'm more culturally Jewish.

I am very proud of being Jewish.

Spiritually, I'm Jewish.

It matters a great deal that I come from a Jewish background.

I'm proud to be Jewish.

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

Now, you may not have known this from my name, Lopez-Cantera, but I'm Jewish.

Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.

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.

I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral or a Bar Mitzvah.

I'm Jewish, but I'm totally not.

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I grew up in a very Jewish neighbourhood and thought the whole world was like that. My parents were secular, but I went to a very Orthodox Jewish school, and I really got into it. I found it all fascinating, and I was just kind of really attracted to the metaphysical questions.

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing.