I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I really don't even think of myself as being Jewish except when I'm in Germany.
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 remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew.
The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don't really think about it as a regular person.
I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind.
I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
I don't like to publicly acknowledge being a Jew.
OK, well maybe I have to get back to Judaism. In the sense that if I look at me and my forebears forever stretching back to I don't know, whenever there's no sense of place and therefore no sense of nationality.
I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.
I never felt like a good Jew. My mother was not Jewish, and that makes me a non-Jew according to Jewish religious law.