Maurice Cohen
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For other people of the same name, see Morris Cohen (disambiguation).
Maurice Cohen (1927—2006) was a cryptographer for Mossad. His older brother was the celebrated Israeli spy Eli Cohen. He discovered his brother's identity through his decryption work.
Born in Egypt to Syrian parents and living in Ramat Gan, Maurice spent his life commemorating his brother's legacy and appealing to bring back Eli Cohen's bones to burial in Israel, which Syria refuses to do. He died in December, 2006.
[edit] External links
- http://www.jafi.org.il/education/actual/ecohen/index.html
- Based on family memoirs and interviews, “The Eli Cohen Files” are the most extensive biography of Cohen, his career, and his family on the net.
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