Jerry Rubin
Jerry Rubin | |
|---|---|
Rubin in 1970 | |
| Born | Jerry Clyde Rubin July 14, 1938 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1994 (aged 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Oberlin College Hebrew University University of Cincinnati (BA) University of California, Berkeley |
| Spouse | Mimi Leonard (1978–1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Jerry Clyde Rubin (July 14, 1938 – November 28, 1994) was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being known for holding radical views when he was a political activist, he ceased holding his more extreme views at some point in the 1970s and instead opted for a successful career as a businessman. In the 1960s, during his political activism heyday, he was known for being one of the co-founders of the Youth International Party (YIP) whose members were referred to as Yippies, and standing trial in the Chicago Seven case.