Ted Koppel Quotes

Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.

I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.

What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy.

To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better Jews, we must become Zionists.

The real threat to Zionism is the dilution of quality, Jews know that they can land on their feet in any country of the world. The real test for us is to make Israel such an attractive place—such a cutting-edge place in human society, education, culture, science, quality of life that even Americans Jewish young people will want to come here.

I am a Jew. Those are four words of pride. My Jewishness is as deep as my genes.

We are committed to raising our children as Jews. I knew that it had to start with me at a greater level, at a deeper level, if it was going to be a meaningful example to them.

My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is.

I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

We are organizing Jewry for its coming destiny.

When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.

Extol Jewish virtue, modern Zionism and the Israeli Defense Forces.

As a Jew, I recognize the importance of Israel historically, liturgically: its place in our history and in our sacred texts. I fully recognize and appreciate that. I just think that, for me, a sole focus on Israel gets in the way of the pursuit of a relationship with God and a more spiritual existence within Judaism.

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.

I have a very strong sense of who I am as a Jew and a strong sense of belonging.

I am very proud of being Jewish.

I will always be a proud defender of the Jewish people and of the State of Israel.

We are one family, and the connection between all Jews, all over the world, is very important to the State of Israel.

'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.

The Jewish state has so much to teach diaspora Jews about resilience, innovation, energy, and optimism.

I love being Jewish, but I think that our generation is the first generation that crossed that line between being a cultural versus a practicing Jew.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

As a journalist, I've always treaded carefully about being Jewish and caring a lot about Israel and having that not become too big of an issue that could affect my journalism. But I also don't think it's essential to my Judaism, as I think it might be for some other people.

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I grew up around a lot of Jews. I grew up culturally Jewish, ethnically Jewish, but without real belief and without a strong faith.