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The early years of my life were very, very traumatic. It was scary, because any child knew that death was sort of lurking around Europe as far as Jews were concerned.

I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town.

We are committed to raising our children as Jews. I knew that it had to start with me at a greater level, at a deeper level, if it was going to be a meaningful example to them.

I cried to my mother that I wanted to go to Hebrew school; I wanted Jewish friends. But when my mother took me, the kids there all knew each other, and somehow I was even more of an outcast.

My mother should have been Jewish. She could have taught a class on how to induce guilt.

My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything.

I love being Jewish; I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don't look it.

I may discuss love, and I don't mind if two men fall in love, fine. Two women, fine. But I flinch when I think of two Jewish women getting together and having a child because the idea of having two Jewish mothers makes my head explode. I have one; I couldn't handle two.

I was always a little unsteady in my self-belief. Then there was the Jewish thing. I love being Jewish, I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don't look it.

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