Early Life
Rubinstein was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Aniela (née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, and Polish-born concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein. Rubinstein's maternal grandfather was the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski. Rubinstein's father was Jewish, and his mother, who was raised in Warsaw, was Catholic.
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