Joseph Jacob Cohen (1878–1953) was a

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who cofounded and led the Stelton and

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and edited the

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anarchist periodical ''

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''.

Biography

Cohen was born Joseph Jacob Kantorowitz on

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territory that is modern

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and was quickly pushed into rabbinical studies when he was young. In 1903 he immigrated to the

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. He settled in

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, where he became involved with the Jewish Anarchist movement.

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archived at

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