Elliot E. Cohen | |
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Born | Elliot E. Cohen March 14, 1899
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | May 28, 1959
New York City,
New York, U.S. | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Editor |
Employer | American Jewish Committee |
Known for | Founding editor of Commentary and Co-founder of " Menorah Journal |
Elliot E. Cohen (March 14, 1899 – May 28, 1959) was the founder and first editor of Commentary. [1]
Cohen was born in Des Moines, Iowa and attended Yale University, where he contributed light verse to a campus humor magazine, The Yale Record. [2]
In the 1930s, he was a co-editor of the Menorah Journal with Herbert Solow. [3] [4]
Cohen was the founder and first editor of Commentary, then published by the American Jewish Committee, from 1945 until his death by suicide in 1959. [1]
During his tenure at Commentary, the magazine had a liberal point of view. His editorial position was filled by Norman Podhoretz in 1960, by Neal Kozodoy in 1995, and by John Podhoretz in 2009.[ citation needed]
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