WHO WERE NEIL DIAMOND’S PARENTS? UNVEILING THE SOLITARY CHILDHOOD OF A MUSICAL GENIUS — Long before the anthems filled stadiums and his voice became a soundtrack for generations, Neil Diamond was just a quiet boy in Brooklyn. His parents, Rose Rapaport and Akeeba “Kieve” Diamond, carried the weight of immigrant struggles, stitching together a modest life in the heart of New York. Their love was steady, though life was not easy. For Neil, the guitar became a refuge, a place where loneliness turned into melody. In the silence of a cramped apartment, with echoes of hardship all around, the seeds of greatness were planted — music that would one day move the world.
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