Jewish Presence

Famous quotes containing the words jewish and/or presence:

“What was lost in the European cataclysm was not only the Jewish past—the whole life of a civilization—but also a major share of the Jewish future.... [ellipsis in source] It was not only the intellect of a people in its prime that was excised, but the treasure of a people in its potential.”
—Cynthia Ozick (b. 1928)

“We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.”
—Jean Rostand (1894–1977)