Joseph Cowen

Joseph Cowen (* 1868 ; † 1932 ) was a businessman in London and a friend of Theodor Herzl . After attending the first Zionist Congress , he became one of Herzl's most effective helpers in England.

In 1902 he accompanied Herzl to Constantinople to visit Sultan Abdul Hamid .

Joseph Cowen was a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Colonial Trust (see Bank Leumi ) and was its chairman from 1919.

I.a. he helped Chaim Weizmann in the negotiations to obtain the Balfour Declaration .

literature

Theodor Herzl , letters and diaries . 7 vols. Eds. By Alex Bein , Hermann Greive , Moshe Schaerf and Julius H. Schoeps . Propylaea, Frankfurt / M., Berlin 1983-96 (passim).

personal data
SURNAME	Cowen, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Zionist
DATE OF BIRTH	1868
DATE OF DEATH	1932