The State of the Jews, 1982: Reflections on Jewish Normality, Agony and Glory

Born in New York, Gerson Cohen was a rabbi, professor of history, and the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. After receiving his ordination and a doctorate in history, Cohen became Gustav Gottheil Lecturer in Semitic languages and the director of the Center for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University. Under his leadership at the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Conservative movement ordained its first woman rabbi.