Saloum Cohen, also known as Shalom ben Amram ben Yitzhaq, ( he, שלום בן עמרם בן יצחק; January 13, 1921 – February 9, 2004), served as the

Samaritan High Priest The Samaritan High Priest is the high priest (''kohen gadol'') of the remaining Samaritan community in the Levant. According to Samaritan tradition, the office has existed continuously since the time of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and has been ...

from 2001 until his death. He lived in

Nablus Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...

in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

and is buried in the cemetery of

Kiryat Luza Kiryat Luza ( ar, قرية لوزة, he, קרית לוזה) is a Samaritan village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, and is t ...

Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim (; Samaritan Hebrew: ''ʾĀ̊rgā̊rīzēm''; Hebrew: ''Har Gərīzīm''; ar, جَبَل جَرِزِيم ''Jabal Jarizīm'' or جَبَلُ ٱلطُّورِ ''Jabal at-Ṭūr'') is one of two mountains in the immediate vicinit ...

. He was elected as a member of the

Palestinian Legislative Council The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, e ...

in 1996 out of three Samaritan candidates for their reserved seat (elected by all electors, not only by Samaritans). His successor as High Priest is

Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq (Samaritan Hebrew: ''ʾElā̊ʿzår ban Ṣīdqåʿ ban Yēṣʿā̊q''; he, אלעזר בן צדקה בן יצחק; January 16, 1927 – February 3, 2010) was the Samaritan High Priest from 2004 until his dea ...

Sources

"The High Priest, Shalom, son of Amram, son of Issac has passed away"
''The Samaritan Update'' III, 13 (February 12, 2004)

''The Samaritan Update'' III, 14 (February 26, 2004)

''The Samaritan Update'' (March 28, 2002) 2004 deaths 1921 births People from Nablus Samaritan high priests Members of the 1996 Palestinian Legislative Council Arab people in Mandatory Palestine {{Palestine-politician-stub