Jerry Rubin Organization founder

• Gender: Male
• Citizenship: United States
• Born: Jul 14, 1938
• Died: Nov 28, 1994

Jerry Rubin (July 14, 1938 - November 28, 1994) was an American social activist during the 1960s and 1970s. During the 1980s, he became a successful businessman.

Rubin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of a bread delivery man and union representative, and grew up in the then-upscale Avondale neighborhood.

Rubin's parents died within 10 months of each other, leaving Rubin the only person to take care of his younger brother, Gil, who was 13 at the time. Jerry wanted to teach Gil about the world and decided to take him to India. When relatives threatened to fight to obtain custody of Gil, Jerry decided to take his brother to Tel Aviv instead. There Rubin studied sociology while his brother, who had learned Hebrew, decided to stay in Israel and moved to a kibbutz. Before returning to social and political activism, Rubin made a visit to Cuba despite the law forbidding Americans to travel there.