Rachel Rabin, Sister of Former PM Yitzhak Rabin, Dies at 101

Rachel Rabin, an educator and pioneer who co-founded Kibbutz Menara, passed away at the age of 101. Rabin dedicated her life to developing kibbutz education and also played a central role in memorializing her brother, former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Born in Jerusalem to Rosa Cohen and Nehemiah Rabin, she grew up in Tel Aviv. In 1943, she was part of the group of pioneers who established Kibbutz Menara in the Naftali Mountains. During the 1948 War of Independence, she participated in the defense of the settlement near the Lebanese border.

Rabin spent most of her life in education, establishing the "Har Ve'ge" regional school and holding various management and supervision roles. During the Yom Kippur War, she lost her adopted son, Biniah Jedidi, who fell in battle, and her son Yiftah was severely wounded.

President Isaac Herzog eulogized Rabin, calling her long and impressive life a "model of educational and public endeavor for the common good." He noted her role in establishing Menara and defending it during the War of Independence, and her commitment to public service despite the "heavy pain" of her brother Yitzhak's assassination.

Kibbutz Menara also issued a statement mourning Rabin, describing her as a founder, builder, and pillar of the community who significantly shaped the kibbutz's story. The funeral is scheduled for Monday.