American Jewish

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or jewish:

“Religion stands on tiptoe in our land,
Ready to pass to the American strand.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)

“I think the Messianic concept, which is the Jewish offering to mankind, is a great victory. What does it mean? It means that history has a sense, a meaning, a direction; it goes somewhere, and necessarily in a good direction—the Messiah.”
—Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)