Joseph Cohen (Australian Politician)
Joseph Cohen may refer to: * Joseph J. Cohen (1878–1953), Russian–American anarchist and founder of intentional communities * Joseph Cohen (solicitor) (1889–1980) solicitor and property developer; head of the Jacey Cinemas chain; prominent figure in the Jewish community of Birmingham, England * Joseph Cohen (politician) (1891–1973), Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician * Joe Cohen Joe Cohen (born June 6, 1984) is an American former player of American and Canadian football who was a defensive tackle. Cohen played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He w ...

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Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ...
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Joseph Cohen (solicitor)
Joseph Cohen (1889–1980) was a solicitor and property developer in Birmingham, England, and was chairman and managing director of the Jacey Cinemas chain. He was also a prominent figure in Birmingham's Judaism in England, Jewish community. Early life Cohen was born in Birmingham on 22 June 1889, to a greengrocer father of Russian-Polish descent and a British mother. Raised in St. Vincent Street in the city's Ladywood district, he was educated at George Dixon Grammar School. Career Cohen trained as a solicitor and set up practice in Birmingham. He developed an interest in the cinema industry and in 1915 was part of a four-man company which acquired the screen rights to Ethel M. Dell's novels. The company was sold two years later. He next formed a partnership with cinema manager Mortimer Dent, and together they operated the Oxford and Regent cinemas in central Birmingham, as well as suburban cinemas and others in the neighbouring Black Country. When this partnership was ...
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Joseph Cohen (politician)
Joseph Cohen, (August 12, 1891 – September 24, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician. Born in Russayn, Russian Empire, the son of Myer Cohen, a Jewish clergyman, and Rebecca Benyash, Cohen was with his family when it migrated to Canada in 1892, settling in Montreal, Quebec. He studied at the High School of Montreal, McGill University, and at the Université Laval in Quebec. He studied law under Samuel William Jacobs and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1913. He was created a King's Counsel in 1926. A criminal lawyer, he practiced in Montreal. He first ran for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Saint-Laurent in 1923 but was defeated. He was elected in 1927 and re-elected in 1931 and 1935. In 1936, the election results were declared invalid and he did not run in the resulting by-election. From 1952 to 1961, he was a professor of criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as t ...
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