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Vadim Rabinovich

Vadim Rabinovich is a Ukrainian-born Israeli businessman, Jewish community leader and former Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2014 to 2022.

born 1953All-Ukrainian Jewish CongressFunding the Hurva Synagogue restorationPro-Russian politics in Ukraine

Born: 4 August 1953, Kharkiv
Occupation: politician, businessperson
Party: Opposition Bloc, Opposition Platform — For Life
Education: Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University
Founded: 1998), All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress (1997), 1+1 (1995), Opposition Platform — For Life (2016)

Vadim Rabinovich was born in 1953 in Kharkiv

Rabinovich was born in Kharkiv in 1953. In 1970 he entered the Kharkiv automobile and highway university. From 1973 to 1975 he did mandatory service in the Soviet Army, then worked as a foreman for the Kharkiv City Council.

He was arrested in 1980 on charges of embezzling state funds and released after an investigation. Arrested again in 1982, he was sentenced in 1984 to 14 years in a labor camp. He spent 7 years in Soviet prisons and called the charges trumped up.

After his release in 1986 he went into business, including metals trading. In the 1990s he represented the Nordex company and moved to Israel, becoming a citizen in 1999. He founded the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress in 1997 and funded the restoration of the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem.

In 2014 he ran for president of Ukraine and was elected to parliament with the Opposition Bloc. From 2019 he served for Opposition Platform, For Life. In 2022, after the Russian invasion, his party ended his term and his Ukrainian citizenship was revoked.