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Jack Cohen | |
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| Born | Jack Josef Cohen March 21, 1919 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | April 16, 2012 (aged 93) |
| Occupation(s) | Reconstructionist rabbi, educator, author |
| Spouse | Rhoda (Levine) |
Jack Cohen (March 21, 1919– April 16, 2012) was an Israeli-American Reconstructionist rabbi, educator, philosopher and author.[1] 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 Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, and was one of the founders of Kehillat Mevakshei Derech, a synagogue in Israel. Cohen was Honorary Chairman at Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood[2] and director of the Hillel Foundation at the Hebrew University for 23 years.[3]
- ^ "JACK J. COHEN Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Honorary Directors and Senior Fellows". Kaplan Center. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Jack Cohen Named Director of Hillel Foundation at Hebrew U." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 2, 1961.