I have had a struggle with anxiety, always, and as a proud Jew, that's not a surprising thing.
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I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry.
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.
Some of us shorten our names or our noses or both... We Jews can be extremely neurotic and are inclined to become easily depressed. Most Jews seldom say, 'Have a nice day' or even have one. To be honest, I've never heard a Jew say that. We're just not that optimistic. Life is neither a bed of roses nor a bowl of cherries.
When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I've always felt okay in Berlin.
It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.
I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
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.
Anxiety has afflicted me all my life.
I am an observant Jew! Now my secret is out.
Yeah. I do get incredibly anxious. Almost borderline panic attacks.
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