Rachel Abrams Explained

Birth Name:Rachel Decter
Birth Date:January 2, 1951
Death Date:June 7, 2013
(aged 62)
Father:Moshe Decter
Mother:Midge Decter

Rachel Abrams (née Decter; January 2, 1951 – June 7, 2013)[1] was an American writer, editor, sculptor, and artist. She was the daughter of Moshe Decter and Midge Decter and wife of Elliott Abrams.

Career

She was a visual artist and sculptor, and her writing appeared in several publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard and Commentary, which was edited first by Abrams' step father, Norman Podhoretz, and later her half brother (both were children of Midge Decter), John Podhoretz.[2]

Abrams was a board member of the Emergency Committee for Israel. A critic of liberal thinkers, she kept a politically oriented blog called Bad Rachel. In the 1970s, she spent three years working on Kibbutz Machanaynim in the Galilee.

Death

Rachel Abrams died on June 7, 2013, at the age of 62. She had been battling stomach cancer for three years.[3] She was survived by her husband, Elliott Abrams, and their three children.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://stljewishlight.org/news/world-news/rachel-abrams-writer-and-artist-dies/ "Rachel Abrams, writer and artist, dies"
  2. News: Moshe Decter, 85, Advocate for Soviet Jews, Dies. The New York Times . July 5, 2007. January 17, 2019. Martin . Douglas .
  3. Web site: Artist and writer Rachel Abrams succumbs to cancer. . 2022-02-01.
  4. Web site: Artist and Writer Rachel Abrams Dies . June 8, 2013 .