A Biography of Yitzhak Rabin’s Mother
By Dr. Nurit Cohen
“The son of Rosa,” David Ben-Gurion wrote in his diary.
But long before he was Rosa’s son, there was Rosa.
Rosa Cohen.
The orphan. The revolutionary.
A woman who knew how to shoot, how to slap when needed, and how to speak her mind without fear.
She lived in the forests of Russia, fled the regime, boarded a ship to the Land of Israel, and stood at every pivotal crossroads in the history of the Yishuv: in the Galilee, in Haifa, in the moshava of Kinneret, in the Haganah, in the labor movement, and in shaping the face of Tel Aviv.
Life is short—and hers was even shorter.
Life is turbulent—and hers more turbulent still.
She commanded, educated, managed, built a family, and raised a son and a daughter.
The daughter would become an educator and a kibbutz secretary.
The son—a Chief of Staff and Prime Minister.
Dr. Nurit Cohen presents the life story of “Red Rosa”—an enigmatic, incisive, and inspiring figure who always remained in the background, yet whose influence is still felt today.
The book is available in bookstores and on the Ivrit website.
It can also be purchased at a special launch price at The Israeli Museum ticket desk and via the following link:
By phone: *4585
