Who is Sophia Cohen?
Sophia Cohen is an advisor working with artists, clients, and institutions to curate exceptional projects. She chairs both the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council and the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle. Her personal collection features the works of many young female artists and underrepresented groups. Jennifer Cohen is an entrepreneur, brand strategist, podcaster, and educator. Her world-famous clientele includes Hollywood celebrities, Olympic athletes, blockbuster recording artists, top CEOs, and more.
Where is the Cohen family from?
The family name Cohen originates in Posen, Prussia (nowadays part of Poland) which originally was written as Cohn. The name Cohn was used in writing up until 1967 by Gerhard Max Selmar Cohn who, after he immigrated to Palestina, changed his name to Gershon Cohen. From that day the family uses the family name Cohen. The name Cohen derives from the Hebrew word ‘kohen’ (כֹּהֵן), meaning ‘priest’ or ‘religious official.The word kohen originally derives from a Semitic root common at least to the Central Semitic languages. In the ancient polytheistic religion of Phoenicia, the word for priest was khn (𐤊𐤄𐤍). The cognate Arabic word كاهن (kāhin) means priest.Jewish priest, one who is a descendant of Zadok, founder of the priesthood of Jerusalem when the First Temple was built by Solomon (10th century bc) and through Zadok related to Aaron, the first Jewish priest, who was appointed to that office by his younger brother, Moses.Cohen is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the surname of the same spelling, meaning priest. Cohen is a title associated with hereditary priests, most of whom descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.Cohen (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, romanized: kōhēn, lit. Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins (see: Kohen). It is a common Jewish surname, and is the most common surname in Israel.