Cohen, Henry, photographs, 1880-1950.

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Cohen, Henry, photographs, 1880-1950.

Photographs collected by Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, Texas, relate to his personal and professional life.

290 photographic prints; 2 photographic negatives; 1 album; 1 souvenir viewbook.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409334

University of Texas Libraries

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Cohen family

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Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952

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Rabbi, of Galveston, Tex. From the description of Papers, 1875-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70947200 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 w...