Rabinovitch was born in
Tiraspol,
Russian Empire, on 5 November 1889. He married his first cousin, Chaya Gitman, in about 1910; immigrated via
Harbin to Australia in about 1915; and after initially trying to make a living in
Brisbane,
Queensland, they moved to
Sydney in 1921 and became
naturalised Australians. Rabinovitch and his wife remained childless despite several miscarriages. Rabinovitch was a real estate investor who successfully developed properties in the
Sydney central business district and the suburbs of and
Bondi Junction. He also built
New South Wales' first
mikvah at 117 Glenayr Avenue in Bondi. He died in his home on 26 July 1964 and was buried in
Rookwood Cemetery. His portrait by Joseph Wolinski is held by Moriah College. ==References==