Elliot E. Cohen

Elliot E. Cohen
Elliot E. Cohen
Born	Elliot E. Cohen; March 14, 1899; Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1959 (aged 60); New York City, New York, U.S.
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]

Early life and education

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]}

^ ^a ^b "EDITOR FOUND DEAD IN A PLASTIC BAG". New York Times. May 29, 1959.
^ 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.
^ http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/elliot-e--cohen-12135. Retrieved 2018-08-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Alterman, Eric (26 July 1998). "Inspiring Eggheads". New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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