Eugene Kohn

Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1887, Eugene Kohn became an American rabbi, writer, and editor closely associated with the Reconstructionist movement. He studied at New York University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he was ordained in 1912.

Kohn worked in several congregations before becoming an important collaborator of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan. He is remembered not only for his own writing, but also for helping shape Reconstructionist thought in a practical, readable way through editorial work and public-facing religious writing.

His career joined scholarship, ministry, and publishing, making him a useful bridge between big ideas and ordinary readers. He died in 1977.