For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.

Quote by Theodore Bikel

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I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's...

I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's...

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

Every actor wants to direct.

Every actor wants to direct.

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered...

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered...

We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page...

We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page...

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give...

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give...

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a...

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a...

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a...

No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a...

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that...

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on...

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on...

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To...

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To...