Iranian Conference Bashes Hollywood – Respond With Jewish Celebrity Quotes

Whether it’s Adam Sandler or nightclub mogul Mark Birnbaum who hosts celebs every nite, Jews are very active within the celebrity world.  In Iran, a conference was held bashing Hollywood – here are some great quotes on Jews in the celebrity world:

·       “I get like 400 Holocaust scripts. That’s what you get for being the openly Jewish actress.” Natalie Portman

·       Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the Right Honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.” Benjamin Disraeli

·       “To be a Jew is a destiny.” Vicky Baum

·       “People are always introducing me as ‘Sarah Silverman, Jewish comedienne.’ I hate that! I wish people would see me for who I really am — I’m white!” Sarah Silverman

·       “I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I’ve found them to be real smart and good workers.” Loretta Lynn

·       “In Jewish history there are no coincidences.” Elie Wiesel

·       “Being a Jew, one learns to believe in the reality of cruelty and one learns to recognize indifference to human suffering as a fact.” Andrew Dworkin

·       “I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.” Joan Rivers

·       “Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.” Golda Meir