I would say that part of Jewishness is to understand that all these traditions are linked. Secular traditions are deeply marked by their profound religious roots, and vice versa. So what you consider very religious ideas are also shaped by historical movements. I would just say that all of this is part of my being — not as some sort of orthodoxy, but yes, the diversity.

Daniel Libeskind, architectural designer of the forthcoming World Trade Center reconstruction project, discusses his red diaper roots with Jewish Currents.