Elliot E. Cohen

Elliot E. Cohen (March 14, 1899 – May 28, 1959) was the founder and first editor of Commentary.[1]

Elliot E. Cohen
Born
Elliot E. Cohen

(1899-03-14)March 14, 1899
DiedMay 28, 1959(1959-05-28) (aged 60)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
OccupationWriter, Editor
EmployerAmerican Jewish Committee
Known forFounding editor of Commentary

Background

While an undergraduate at Yale, Cohen contributed light verse to a campus humor magazine, The Yale Record.[2]

Career

Menorah Journal

In the 1930s, he was a co-editor of the Menorah Journal with Herbert Solow.[3][4]

Commentary

Cohen was founder-editor of Commentary, published by the American Jewish Committee (no longer affiliated) 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.

References

  1. "EDITOR FOUND DEAD IN A PLASTIC BAG". New York Times. May 29, 1959.
  2. Bronson, Francis W., Thomas Caldecott Chubb, and Cyril Hume, eds. (1922) The Yale Record Book of Verse: 1872-1922. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 77-78.
  3. http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/elliot-e--cohen-12135
  4. Alterman, Eric (26 July 1998). "Inspiring Eggheads". New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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