George Alexander Kohut

American writer and rabbi

George Alexander Kohut (February 11, 1874 – December 31, 1933)[1] was an American rabbi and bibliographer; born in Stuhlweissenburg (modern Székesfehérvár), Hungary.

## Biography

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George Alexander Kohut studied at the gymnasium in Grosswardein, public schools in New York, Columbia University (1893–1895), Berlin University, and the Berlin Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (1895–97). In 1897 he became rabbi of the Congregation Emanu-El, Dallas, Texas, a post which he occupied for three years. In 1902 he became super-intendent of the religious school of Temple Emanu-El in New York, and was assistant librarian of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

## Published works

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Kohut was the author of:

* The Index to the Italian words in the "Aruch," published in A. Kohut's "Aruch Completum," vol. viii. (1892);
* "Early Jewish Literature in America" ("Publications Am. Jew. Hist. Soc." No. 3, 1895, pp. 103–147);
* "Sketches of Jewish Loyalty, Bravery, and Patriotism in the South American Colonies and the West Indies," in Simon Wolf's "The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier, and Citizen" (1895);
* "Martyrs of the Inquisition in South America" (1895);
* "A Memoir of Dr. Alexander Kohut's Literary Activity," in "Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Convention of the Jewish Theological Seminary Assoc.";
* "Bibliography of the Writings of Prof. M. Steinschneider," in the "Steinschneider Festschrift" (Leipsic, 1896);
* "Simon de Caceres and His Project to Conquer Chili" (New York, 1897);
* "Ezra Stiles and the Jews" (ib. 1902),

and many other monographs on historical subjects and on folklore. He also edited "Semitic Studies in Memory of Rev. Dr. Alexander Kohut" (Berlin, 1897), and, since 1902, has edited Helpful Thoughts, now the Jewish Home, a monthly periodical published in New York.

## Pedagogic career

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In 1907, Dr. Kohut founded Kamp Kohut in Maine. In 1909, he established the Kohut School For Boys, a New York Jewish boarding school. The Kohut School moved to Harrison, NY in the 1920s, and continued there until it closed in 1960.[2][3][4][5][6]

Kohut established a library of Judaica at Yale in 1915, an important collection made by his father, Alexander Kohut, and the "Kohut Endowment" to maintain and improve the "Alexander Kohut Memorial Collection".[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Rev. G.A. Kohut, Scholar, is Dead". The New York Times. January 1, 1934. p. 23.
2. ^ "List Of Closed Nonpublic Schools" (PDF). P-12: Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Education. NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. January 2012. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
3. ^ "Kohut School for Boys Opens September 26th". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 13, 1932. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
4. ^ "Picture (captioned: Left—Looks like a revised version of "Ring Around Rosie," with Willie in the title role, and the juniors at the Kohut School for Boys at Harrison, N. Y.T are enjoying every minute of their playtime. )" (PDF). New York Tribune. September 10, 1922. p. 15.
5. ^ Sargent, Porter (1919). A Handbook of Private Schools for American Boys and Girls. Boston, MA: Porter E. Sargent. pp. 157–158, 319. "Kamp Kohut Oxford was opened by Dr. George A. Kohut of the Kohut School, New York at Hope Island, Casco Bay in the summer of 1907. It is a large well equipped camp attracting its patronage from the well to do Jewish families of the eastern and southern states. It is now located at Oxford on Lake Thompson on a new site of three hundred and fifty acres."
6. ^ Sargent, Porter (1919). A Handbook of Private Schools for American Boys and Girls. Boston, MA: Porter E. Sargent. pp. 157–158, 319. "The Kohut School for Boys is conducted on the plan of the country day and boarding schools at Riverdale on Hudson. It was founded in 1908 by Dr. G.A. Kohut succeeding a school of long standing and is now conducted by Harry J. Kugel, A.B., Yale and Henry Friedrich, A.B., N.Y.U. It draws its patronage from the Jewish families of New York City and its suburbs."
7. ^ George Alexander Kohut (1874-1933) library.yale.edu

## External links

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*  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Isidore Singer, George Alexander Kohut and Cyrus Adler (1901–1906). "Kohut, Alexander". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
* Works by or about George Alexander Kohut at Wikisource
* Works by George Alexander Kohut at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

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