About Abraham Cohen
Lived 1887 – 1957 (aged 69–70). Abraham Cohen was a British editor and rabbi.
Abraham Cohen (1887 in Reading, Berkshire – 1957) was a Jewish-British scholar. Cohen was the editor of the Soncino Books of the Bible and participated in the Soncino translation of the Talmud and Midrash. He was President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from 1949 to 1955.
Published works Ancient Jewish Proverbs (1911) The Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Berakot (1921) Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages (1932) The Parting of the Ways: Judaism and the Rise of Christianity (1954) Introduction and commentary, The Psalms (1950) The Five Megilloth: With Hebrew Text, English Translation, and Commentary (1952)
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Who was Abraham Cohen?
English scholar (1887–1957)
When was Abraham Cohen born?
Abraham Cohen was born in 1887 in Reading.
When did Abraham Cohen die?
Abraham Cohen died in 1957.
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Abraham Cohen was an editor and rabbi.
What nationality was Abraham Cohen?
Abraham Cohen was British.
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