Hayyim Cohen

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Hayyim Cohen (also spelled Hayim Cohen, or חיים יוסף כהן) was a researcher and professor of Islamic Studies and Jewish History. He received his PhD in Islamic Studies from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1962. He went on to teach Islamic Studies, and the History of Middle Eastern Jewry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, New York University, Yeshivah University and Brooklyn College. He authored many books including: The Jews of the Middle East, 1860-1972, הפעילות הציונית בעיראק (The Zionistic Efforts in Iraq). He frequently spoke at the Residence of the Israeli President, regarding the contribution of Middle Eastern Jewry to the Zionist cause.

Personal Experiences

Hayyim Cohen was born in 1930 in a small town outside of Bagdad, Iraq. His elementary school education was at a private Jewish school started by his grandfather, Nissim Cohen, while his secondary education was at a local Islamic School. When Hayyim was about 12-13 years old his family moved to India for 6 months to avoid religious persecution. After returning to Iraq, he eventually moved to Jerusalem in 1944, where he continued his education and pursued his PhD.

Selected Publications (Hebrew and English)

• הפעילות הציונית בעיראק - The Zionistic Efforts in Iraq - Published 1969
• היהודים בארצות המזרח התיכון בימינו - Jews in the Middle East in Our Time
• The economic background and the secular occupations of Muslim jurisprudents and traditionists in the classical period of Islam (until the middle of the eleventh century)
• מוצאם הכלכלי ופרנסותיהם של חכמי ההלכה : ואנשי המסורה בתקופה הקלאסית של האסלאם (עד אמצע המאה החדת-עשרה)
• המודרניזציה של הקהילה היהודית בקזבלנקה - The modernization of the Jewish community in Casablanca
• הפעילות הציונית במצרים בעשרים השנים הראשונות - The Zionistic Efforts in Egypt in the first 20 years
• גורמים לעליה מארצות אסיה ואפריקה במאה העשרים - The Causes of Aliyah from Asia and Africa in the 20th Century

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