We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.

Quote by Theodore Bikel

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As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the...

As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the...

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, 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...

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

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...

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...

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....

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When...

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When...

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

I always sang, I always acted, I always played.

I always sang, I always acted, I always played.

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...

Audiences are audiences.

Audiences are audiences.

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a...

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a...

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us,...

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us,...

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

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