<strong>To Travel or Not to Travel — Is That the Question?</strong>
I recently wrapped up a series of tips from my book (on Medium) for anyone who dreams of spending extended time abroad. The goal of...
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jjrothenberg
Feb 26, 20221 min
Homage to a Ukrainian Ancestor with a Hope for Peace
My husband’s grandfather, Louis Lipsky, immigrated from Slavuta, Ukraine 117 years ago. He left his native land for the US to escape...
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jjrothenberg
Jan 31, 20224 min
Tired of a Polarized Country? You Can Help Change It.
When I started this blog, I promised myself I wouldn’t use any lightning-rod words that tend to send people scampering off to their...
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jjrothenberg
Oct 6, 20214 min
Yes, And…
At the height of the 2020 BLM protests, I commented on a thread in an Italian-American Facebook group that sparked fury. Statues of...
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jjrothenberg
Jun 14, 20215 min
Don’t Box Us In
Overheard at the doctor’s office recently: “Do you identify as Caucasian or non-Caucasian?” A secretary was screening a patient over the...
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jjrothenberg
Jun 14, 20212 min
Becoming People Who Embrace Race
In my recent post (Don’t Box Us In), I explored a subtle way our society perpetuates a sense of racial division, which had me wondering...
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jjrothenberg
Feb 21, 20212 min
Becoming People Who Build Thriving Relationships
Last week’s post spoke to bridging cultural and philosophical divides, as told through the story of my own Jewish-Catholic marriage. This...
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jjrothenberg
Feb 13, 20214 min
Love Makes All Things Better
Picture the type of person you think represents society’s worst enemy today. Is it a Wall Street hedge fund manager? Proud Boy Q-Anon...
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jjrothenberg
Jan 30, 20212 min
Becoming People Who Cultivate Women Leaders
The Women’s March four years ago was a reflexive response by women who felt cheated by a system dominated by men since its inception. I’m...
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jjrothenberg
Jul 10, 20204 min
Embrace the Unknown
“Do you think it’s possible that humans will ever evolve beyond war?” I asked, casually sprawled on the dorm lobby sofa. Mike’s response...
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jjrothenberg
Jun 22, 20202 min
Becoming People Who Stand for Equality and Racial Justice
As evidenced in The Illusion of Progress, one thing that gets me through these ongoing moments of collective stress is to zoom out and...
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jjrothenberg
Jun 11, 20206 min
The Illusion of Progress
Do you ever have dreams so visceral that it takes a while to get grounded in reality once you wake up? When I was about 13 years old, one...
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jjrothenberg
Feb 21, 20205 min
The Seeds of My Sexism
A vicious catch-22 frustrates the hell out of me, particularly as a mother of daughters: we need more leaders who are women and people of...
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jjrothenberg
Dec 2, 20192 min
Becoming People Who Help Immigrants Thrive
Last week I shared a story about how an experience I had during our year abroad put me in the shoes of any new immigrant who’s ever come...
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jjrothenberg
Nov 23, 20194 min
The Day a Window on Immigrant Life Opened Wide
The heavy Florida humidity filtered through the air conditioner outside Sister Margaret Mary’s office. My labored asthmatic breath left...
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jjrothenberg
Oct 30, 20195 min
My Top Three Lessons from “School” in Italy
The cheers in the stairway reverberated off the walls, giving us goosebumps as we waited to ascend into Scuola Mazzini in Genoa, Italy....
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jjrothenberg
Oct 9, 20194 min
Planting Ourselves Beyond the Comfort Zone
Growing up far from my big fat Italian roots in Chicago, the only cultural underpinnings that piggybacked into my adulthood were a...
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