Dina Rabinovitch (9 June 1962 – 30 October 2007) was an American-born British journalist and writer who wrote a column for ''

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''.

Early life and education

Born in

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, she was the fifth of six children born to the

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Rabbi,

Nahum Rabinovitch Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch ( he, נַחוּם אֱלִיעֶזֶר רָבִּינוֹבִיץּ׳; 30 April 1928 – 6 May 2020), born Norman Louis Rabinovitch, was a Canadian-Israeli Religious Zionist rabbi and ''posek''. He headed the London Sc ...

. The family later moved to Toronto for a short period before settling in

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. Rabinovitch was educated at

Hasmonean High School Hasmonean High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status for pupils from Orthodox Jewish families, situated in the London Borough of Barnet, England. History The school was founded by the late Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfel ...

and

Henrietta Barnett School The Henrietta Barnett School is a grammar school with academy status primarily for girls in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London. The ''Good Schools Guide'' called the school 'One of the best academic state schools in the country, providing a gent ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the

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in 1993 and Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

in 2000.

Career

After graduating from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, Rabinovitch worked as a freelance journalist before joining ''

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''. After the birth of her first child, Rabinovitch returned to freelance writing, specializing in interviews. Rabinovitch later joined ''

'', writing a regular column for the ''G2'' blog.

Personal life

Orthodox Jew Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...

, she lived in London with her second husband, lawyer

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, with whom she had one child and through whom she had four stepchildren. With her first husband, financier Guido Rauch, she had three daughters. Rabinovitch, who died of breast cancer on 30 October 2007, aged 45, wrote regular columns describing her cancer-related experiences. These columns were published as the book ''Take Off Your Party Dress'' in March 2007. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to the CTRT Appeal, a million-pound appeal to set up a cancer trials research centre at

Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon Hospital is located in Northwood, an area of north-west Greater London. It is one of two hospitals run by The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital was founded as The North London Hospital for Cons ...

in London.

References

External links

Obituary in ''The Times'', 3 November 2007Rabinovitch's ''The Guardian'' columns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabinovitch, Dina 1962 births 2007 deaths People educated at Henrietta Barnett School Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of East Anglia American emigrants to England American Orthodox Jews Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from breast cancer English Jewish writers English Orthodox Jews English women journalists English women non-fiction writers Writers from Charleston, South Carolina The Guardian journalists Writers from London