Life
Cohen was born 19 September 1933 in Norwich, but grew up in Stoke Newington. His father was killed at the end of the Second World War. His grandfather was a rabbi and he himself was an observant Jew, but later became an atheist. Nevertheless he continued to attend the synagogue for cultural reasons. He has been married three times, and has six children.
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