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

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

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

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is serious doubt whether the Zionist movement can be said to be an ongoing proposition, fragmented as its components are in ideology and in practice.

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience.

No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.

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