Yitzhak Rabin

Biography of Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995) was born in Jerusalem on March 1, 1922, to Rosa and Nechemia Rabin (Rubitzov). Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Tel-Aviv He attended Beit Hinuch Leyaldei Ovdim (Worker's Children School) elementary school in Tel Aviv, and from age 15, Kadourie agricultural school. He initially failed the Kadourie entrance exam, but later won the High Commissioner's prize for academic excellence. At Kadourie, he became friends with Yigal Alon, later a leader of the Palmach, the elite strike force of the Haganah underground.  In 1941 Rabin joined the Palmach underground. In 1945, he was deputy commander of the operation that freed 200 illegal immigrants from the Atlit detention camp. In 1947 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Palmach. He married Leah Shlossberg in 1948 and they had two children, Yuval and Dalia.

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