Leah Rabin

Leah Rabin is the widow of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. She served with her husband in the Palmach, the secret commando unit of the pre-state underground Jewish army, where he became a war hero. She accompanied him as he rose in the Labor Party to become the first native-born Israeli prime minister in 1974 and 1992, and was with him when he was assassinated in late 1995 by law student Yigal Amiras as the couple was leaving a peace rally in Tel Aviv. Since the assassination, Leah Rabin has been an outspoken critic of impediments to the peace process.

 

Resources for Teachers and Students

Reflections on Working Towards Peace