Family Quote by Jonathan Raymond

Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.

— Melissa Gilbert

I was raised in a religious home. It was unreasonable enforced religion that turned me off it. It was a joyless, unpleasant, stupid, barbaric…

— Woody Allen

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism…

— Julian Schnabel

I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply…

— Dani Shapiro

Religion triggers a lot of emotions in me, most of which stem from being raised Jewish in a very Baptist community in the South.…

— David Cross

I grew up pretty secular. I went to public school, and all the Jews that I knew, none of them were religious. While probably…

— Matisyahu

I had given up practising my Jewish religion when I was a 14-year-old girl and did not begin to feel Jewish again until I…

— Edith Stein

I learned a lot from both, initially Jewish and Muslim theologians that had been missing, perhaps from my rather parochial Catholic upbringing.

— Karen Armstrong

I come from a missionary family - I grew up in China - and in my case, my religious upbringing was positive. Of course,…

— Huston Smith

I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each other's heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious,…

— Steven Levitan

My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant.

— Elayne Boosler

I was raised Jewish. I didn't know anything about Christianity.

— Josh Young