Reverend Jacob Cohen photographs
Collection Overview
Two photographs (both black and white) of Reverend Jacob Cohen. The first is an original image (1932, donated by Ellen Oberman Katzen) of Cohen taken in Scranton, PA. Second photograph is a print (donated by Cohen's grandson Marvin L. Simner) of original image of Rev. Cohen and his wife, Ellen, which appears to have been taken the same day and location as first photograph. Notes on Rev. Cohen (compiled by his grandson, Marvin L. Simner) also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1932
Creator
- Simner, Marvin L. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Reverend Jacob Cohen was born in 1871 in Vilna, Lithuania, and immigrated to America with his wife, Ellen, around 1894. He served as the first rabbi, cantor, shochet, and mohel for Beth Israel synagogue (est. 1911) in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1913-1919. The Cohens later moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Jacob served in a similar capacity until his death in 1938.
Extent
1 folder (6 items) ; 12-28 cm.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Ethel Oberman Katzen and Marvin L. Simner.
Source
- Katzen, Ethel Oberman, 1920-2002 (Donor, Person)
- Simner, Marvin L. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Cohen, Jacob, 1871-1940 -- Photographs (Person)
- Cohen, Ellen, -1950 -- Photographs (Person)
- Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Title
- Reverend Jacob Cohen Photographs, 1932
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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