Rachel Rabin, kibbutz pioneer and sister of Yitzhak Rabin, dies at 101
Rabin, an educator, lived near the Lebanese border for 80 years and left only after October 7. Reflecting on her brother's 1995 assassination, she said Israel 'would have been different' had he not been killed: 'They murdered our hope'
Rachel Rabin-Yaakov, sister of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, has died at the age of 101 or 102, according to different reports. She was an educator and a pioneer in the Galilee settlement, and lived near the Lebanese border for 80 years, only leaving after October 7.
She was born in Tel Aviv in 1925 to Rosa and Nehemiah Rabin, and her parents were prominent figures in the Labor movement. Her brother Yitzhak Rabin was three years older than her.
Rachel Rabin-Yaakov's funeral will be held on Monday, and tributes have been paid to her by President Isaac Herzog, who described her life as a model of educational and public service. According to Haaretz, she reflected on her brother's 1995 assassination, saying that Israel would have been different had he not been killed, and that "they murdered our hope".
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