Jack Cohen (rabbi)
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| Born |
Jack Josef Cohen March 21, 1919 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | April 16, 2012 (aged 93) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Riconstructionist Rabbi, Educator, Author |
| Spouse(s) | Rhoda (Levine) |
Jack Cohen (March 21, 1919, Brooklyn – April 16, 2012, Jerusalem) was an American Reconstructionist rabbi, educator, philosopher and author. Cohen held a PhD from Columbia University in the philosophy of education. In 1943 he was ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) and, soon after, started to teach courses there. Cohen was one of the distinguished students of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist Movement, and was one of the founders of Kehillat Mevakshei Derech, a synagogue in Israel. Rabbi Dr. Jack Cohen was Honorary Chairman at Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood and director of the Hillel Foundation at the Hebrew University for 23 years.
Jack Joseph Cohen was born on March 21, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, to Isidor and Helen, the first of three children. At the age of 17, when working in a synagogue, he first met Rhoda, his future wife, who was then 11 years old. In 1945, the two got married. Cohen was an outstanding student, he graduated from high school at the age of 15 and immediately started his studies for a bachelor's degree in podiatry. After a few months, during his studies, he dedicated a great deal of time to studies in the JTS. In addition, he was involved in political activities. In 1940, Jack Cohen graduated from Brooklyn College DPM and the same year, at JTS, received a Doctor of Hebrew Letters. In 1943, he finished his PhD, “The Dilemma of Religion in Public Education”. In August 1947, he went to Israel with Rhoda and lived in Jerusalem among Jews and Arabs. In April 1948, the young couple returned to the US, and Cohen returned to his job as the head of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. In 1961, Cohen made aliyah to Israel with his family and lived there for the rest of his life. The couple had three children and nine grandchildren.
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