That’s interesting. My background is various Russian and eastern European Jewish, and the default assumption seems to be that you can build a decent life, but playing on the larger stage just isn’t thought of. It’s not even viewed as “gentlemen’s stuff”, it’s just a blank spot.
If you don’t mind, I’ll post your comment above to my livejournal—at this point, I’d like to get more people’s take on their family culture and ambition.
That’s interesting. My background is various Russian and eastern European Jewish, and the default assumption seems to be that you can build a decent life, but playing on the larger stage just isn’t thought of. It’s not even viewed as “gentlemen’s stuff”, it’s just a blank spot.
If you don’t mind, I’ll post your comment above to my livejournal—at this point, I’d like to get more people’s take on their family culture and ambition.
Sure, no problem.