Khaberni - Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late U.S. President John Kennedy, died at the age of 35 after a long struggle with leukemia.
Tatiana gained wide recognition for her impactful article in "The New Yorker" titled "Battle With My Blood," which recounted her experience with the disease since its discovery following the birth of her daughter in May 2024, through chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation, and the accompanying physical and psychological challenges and the disease's impact on her ability to care for her children.
Her family announced her death through an account on the John Kennedy Library Foundation's Instagram, without disclosing the place of death.
Tatiana was born on May 5, 1990, in Manhattan and grew up in the famous family, but she made sure to give her children as normal a life as possible. She studied history at Yale University and graduated in 2012, and she obtained a master's degree from Oxford University in 2014.
She started her journalistic career as editor-in-chief of "The Yale Herald" and then worked at "The Record" and "The New York Times," where she covered a variety of topics ranging from local and scientific news to climate issues. She received the title of "Best New Journalist" from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists in 2012, and she won the Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award for her book "The Unnoticed Exploitation" in 2019.
Tatiana was known for her boldness and frankness in addressing personal and complex topics, including criticizing the public health policies of her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Junior and the impact of funding shortages on scientific research.
She leaves behind her husband, whom she married in 2017, and her two young children, in addition to her journalistic and environmental history that highlighted important issues and inspired the climate and science-minded community.
Tatiana was preparing to write her second book on climate change and the oceans before her death claimed her.
