Henry Cohen, Essays and Themes (Part 1 : Personal Account.

Description: Various essays and addresses made by Rabbi Cohen as leader of the Temple B'Nai Israel, Galveston, Texas, on subjects of Judaism and the Nazi persecution of Jews. Also included are biographical notes of David S. Kaufman, statesman, soldier and lawyer, who migrated to Texas where he serve...

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Main Author: Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952 (Author)
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Subjects:
Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations
Galveston, Nacogdoches County, Bazoria County, Texas, United States
London, Liverpool, England
Palestine
Israel
Russia
Cohen, Henry (1863-1952)
Wendell, Oliver
Kaufman, Davis S
Johnston, Albert Sidney
McLeod, HA
Benjamin, Judah P
Davis, Jefferson
Masefield, John
religion, Jewish, Christianity, children, death, cultural identity, food, emigrant, persecution, Nazis, Zionism, government, languages, employment, politics, legislation, government, law, Cherokee, conflict, death, army, injury, marriage, education, newspaper, literature, reference, self-government, prison, crime, labour, societies, telegram, property, conflict
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Description: Various essays and addresses made by Rabbi Cohen as leader of the Temple B'Nai Israel, Galveston, Texas, on subjects of Judaism and the Nazi persecution of Jews. Also included are biographical notes of David S. Kaufman, statesman, soldier and lawyer, who migrated to Texas where he served as a representative for Nacogdoches County, Texas. There are also essays/notes written by Cohen about his work for the Prison Labour Committee and Texas Prison Board and reviews of John Masefield's poetry.
Note:Henry Cohen was born April 7, 1863 in London England. In 1884 he was ordained a rabbi and led congregations in Kingston, Jamaica (1884-1885) and Woodville, Mississippi (1885-1888) before transferring to Galveston, Texas where he led the Temple B'nai Israel from 1888 to 1949. Cohen was influential in religious and social welfare activities in Texas; he was especially well-known for his work on hospitals, schools and immigration issues. A noted prison reformer, Cohen served on the Texas Prison Board. An authority on the Talmud, Cohen published a number of essays. He married Mollie Levy of Galveston and the couple had two children.
AMDigital Reference: 3M326, Box 1.
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Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
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