Levy Barent Cohen

Levy Barent Cohen (1747 – 1808) was a Dutch-born British financier and community worker. Early life Levy Barent Cohen was born in Amsterdam in 1747. He was the son of Barent Cohen, a wealthy merchant. Cohen was of Ashkenazi-Jewish descent. Career Cohen and his brother moved to England where they developed a large business in London. He became known as one of the leading merchants of the city. Personal life Cohen was naturalized as a British subject in 1798. He was closely involved in a number of Jewish charities and filled successively all the offices of the Duke's Place Synagogue, the principal Ashkenazi synagogue in London.