Abstract
The Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers (1957-1984) consist of mainly bulletins for the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center (later known as Temple Beth Sholom). Other materials in this collection include correspondence to and from Rabbi Cohen and certificates of conversion signed by Cohen. The collection also includes a eulogy for Cohen written by Rabbi Wise as well as an advertisement for Cohen's book
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Scope and Contents Note
The Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers (1957-1984) consist of mainly bulletins for the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center (later known as Temple Beth Sholom). Other materials in this collection include correspondence to and from Rabbi Cohen and certificates of conversion signed by Cohen. The collection also includes a eulogy for Cohen written by Rabbi Wise as well as an advertisement for Cohen's book
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bernard Cohen was born Dov Ber Konopioty in Sokoly, Poland, in 1900. He was renamed Bernard Cohen upon arriving at the Ellis Island immigration station in 1922 in the United States. Cohen was awarded a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Southern California. The same year, Cohen was hired to serve as rabbi for the Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas, a Conservative synagogue. In 1958, the synagogue was renamed Temple Beth Sholom. In 1959, Rabbi Cohen left Temple Beth Sholom and eventually moved back to Los Angeles, California. He passed away in 1983.
Sources:
"Mission and History of Temple Beth Sholom," Temple Beth Sholom, Accessed March 23, 2021. https://www.bethsholomlv.org/mission-history.
"What I Learned After Unlocking My Papa's History,"
Preferred Citation
Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers, 1957-1984. MS-01050. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2019 by Judy Gruen; accession number 2021-023.
Processing Note
In 2021, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection during accessioning and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.