Jack Cohen
From Graces Guide
Sir John Edward Cohen (born Jacob Kohen) - Jack Cohen (1898-1979) founder of Tesco
1898 October 06th. Born at Commercial Road, Spitalfields, the son of Avroam Kohen, a Polish immigrant who worked as a ladies tailor, and his wife Sime Zaremba
Educated at Rutland Street School until he was aged 14
Apprenticed tailor to his father
1924 Married Sarah (Cissie) Fox, daughter of an immigrant Russian-Jewish tailor and had two daughters
1937 July Changed his name by deed poll from Jacob Kohen to John Edward Cohen
1979 Died at the age of 80 in Westminster and is buried at Willesden Jewish Cemetery.
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