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Article: Rubin namesake takes different route for peace
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 14, 1986
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Jerry Rubin, tanned and wearing a beard, extends his hand. He has
just walked 12 miles, but he is smiling exuberantly.
"No," Rubin said, "I'm not that Jerry Rubin. I wasn't here for
the Democratic convention in 1968.
"I'm actually another Jerry Rubin."
I smile back. I know quite well that he isn't the real Jerry
Rubin. This one is half a foot taller.
He says, "Where was I back at the time of the riots in Grant
Park in '68? Hey, man, I was back in Venice Beach, Calif., selling
incense."
Rubin tells me he's 42, just a few years younger than his
namesake.
"The real Jerry Rubin and I actually met at a peace rally in New
York City a few years ago. I was thrilled, you know? He took me ...