Jacob Bernstein-Kogan
Russian physician and Zionist
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Jacob Bernstein-Kogan (1859–1929) was a Russian physician, Zionist, and Jewish community activist.
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| Born | 1859 Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1929 (aged 69–70) |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | Zionist and Jewish community activist |
| Notable work | specialized in cholera |
| Children | Miriam Bernstein-Cohen |
He was born in 1859 in what is now Chișinău, Moldova (then Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russian Empire). His father was an important figure in the Kishinev Jewish community.[1]: 182 His brother was Narodnaya Volya revolutionary Lev Kogan-Bernstein. As a Zionist activist, Bernstein-Kogan led the Kishinev correspondence bureau of the Zionist movement.[1]: 179
During the Kishinev pogrom, he and his family fled their home, which was looted.[1]: 89 As a community organizer and activist, he raised money for relief and played an important role in spreading awareness of the pogrom around the world.[1]: 178 Later, he left Kishinev out of fear that he would be murdered for raising awareness of the pogrom.[1]: 182
Bernstein-Kogan was a doctor by trade and specialized in cholera.[1]: 178 Before World War I, he moved to Palestine but later returned to Europe, first to Romania and then to Soviet Crimea.[1]: 178 He died in 1929 in Dnipro.
Family
Bernstein-Kogan's daughter Miriam Bernstein-Cohen was an actress and director in Israel.[2][3]