Marshall Rosenberg
| Marshall B. Rosenberg | |
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Rosenberg lecturing in Nonviolent Communication workshop, Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam, Israel (1990)
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| Born |
October 6, 1934 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2015 (aged 80) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation |
Peacemaker Author |
| Known for | Nonviolent Communication |
Marshall Rosenberg (October 6, 1934 – February 7, 2015), an American psychologist, developed Nonviolent Communication, a communication process that "helps people to exchange the information necessary to resolve conflicts and differences peacefully". He became the founder and Director of Educational Services for the Center for Nonviolent Communication, an international non-profit organization.
According to his biographer, Marjorie C. Witty, "He has a fierce face-- even when he smiles and laughs. The overall impression I received was of intellectual and emotional intensity. He possesses a charismatic presence."
Rosenberg was born in Canton, Ohio. His parents were Jean (Weiner) Rosenberg and Fred Rosenberg. Marshall's grandmother Anna Satovsky Wiener had nine children. Though living in impoverished circumstances, she kept a settlement house, taking in needy people. She loved to dance and was a model to Julius, her son-in-law. His grandfather worked at Packard Motor Car Company, and his grandmother taught workers' children to dance.
In Steubenville, Ohio his father loaded trucks with wholesale grocery stock, and Marshall went to a three-room school.
Jean Rosenberg was a professional bowler with tournaments five nights a week. She was also a gambler with high-stakes backers. His parents divorced twice, once when Marshall was three, and when he left home.
The family moved to Detroit, Michigan one week prior to the Detroit race riot of 1943 when 34 people were killed and 433 wounded. At an inner-city school Marshall discovered anti-Semitism and internalized it. "Growing up as a kid, I couldn’t stand to see people torment other people." He developed a "kind of awareness of suffering – why do people do this – and particularly, why does it have to happen to me?"
"My family was very affectionate. I got heaps of love, and if it had not been for that, the effects of this self-hatred could have been much harder to deal with."
His maternal grandmother, Anna Satovsky Wiener, was dying of ALS in the dining room, cared for by Uncle Julius and his mother. His parents were also caring for his grandfather and aunt. Marshall hid under the porch and learned to be invisible. Uncle Julius projected a model of compassion in the care for his maternal grandmother (Julius's mother-in-law). Julius was a pharmacist with a drugstore on Woodward Avenue.
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