AI Answer
It seems that the concept of "Jewish by association" in this context refers to the idea of presenting oneself or being perceived as Jewish, even though one may not necessarily be Jewish by birth or religious affiliation. The speaker seems to be discussing the benefit they experienced by associating themselves with Jewish culture and traditions, particularly in relation to their professional and social experiences. It appears that by presenting themselves as "Jewish by association," the speaker gained access to various opportunities and social circles. Additionally, references to Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah suggest an engagement with Jewish cultural practices and traditions, despite not being Jewish themselves.

GDL April 11, 2023

Hilarious . II I think we just , this is what I told Andy the other day is um after I wrote Jewish by association and I placed and I got all these agent meetings Jewish by association , it was all about why not Jewish by association . Like , so when I was working as a , when I was working as a bar mitzvah dancer , all these kids would be like , what , what was your Bat Mitzvah ?

GDL April 11, 2023

And so um and so like I played that up and when I , especially when I was 19 and um I said my bat Mitzvah was amazing and I just like went with it and then the more , the more I probably did 5000 parties . And I would start saying , I , then , then I would start saying like , I mean , you know what , I'm not Jewish , I'm actually Jewish by association . People loved it so much .

GDL April 11, 2023

And so then it kind of stuck . And then when I wrote my very first , uh , TV , Show Jewish by association , um I got like , invited into all these rooms , invited to all these agents . And then , um , one of the agents said , uh my best piece of advice for you is to not get hung up on this and to keep creating .

GDL April 11, 2023

I was like , well my bat Mitzvah was insane . And this is also when I was like , it's a Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah . I thought so you just said what I said Mitzvah ?

GDL April 11, 2023

And this is also when I was like , it's a Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah . I thought so you just said what I said Mitzvah ? Oh I thought you said I was like , was that like a special thing ?