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A Brave Frontiersman : Personal Account.
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- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952, author.
- Series:
- Migration to new worlds.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Description: An essay written by Henry Cohen, recording the life and military heroics of Mr S. Schlesinger, a Jewish soldier who served under General L. M. Openheimer during the "Indian outbreak".
- Notes:
- 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 well-known for his work on hospitals, schools and immigration issues. A noted prison reformer, Cohen served on the Texas Prison Board. An authority on the Talmud, Cohen published a number of essays. He married Mollie Levy of Galveston and the couple had two children.
- AMDigital Reference: 3M326, Box 1.
- Description based on online resource (viewed on October 24, 2017).
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- Restricted for use by site license.
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