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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.
I don't like to publicly acknowledge being a 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've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.
I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
I really don't even think of myself as being Jewish except when I'm in Germany.
I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.
Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.
I didn't know I was Jewish until I encountered anti-Semitism at the age of 10, when my best friend told me I couldn't come to their house because I was a Jew.