Louis and Helen Cohen

Grocery
c.1920-c.1980


Beaufort, SC 29902

FAMILIES: Cohen

Louis Cohen (1888-1935) immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1909. After he settled in the Beaufort area, Cohen owned a grocery store and meat market until his death. Following Cohen’s death, Cohen’s wife Helen Mandel Cohen (1892-1983), who immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1902, inherited the family business. Mrs. Cohen eventually ran a button shop on West Street.

The Jewish Merchant Project is supported by the generosity of the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Stanley B. Farbstein Endowment at the Coastal Community Foundation.

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