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Hello All. Although I am not interested in furthering research on Anderson's Polish Jew suspect, nor am I interested in the possible affinity of Cohen to Kaminsky and hence to Kosminski, I am interested in the origin of the name, David Cohen.
If the young man found wandering the streets in early December and incoherent were in fact given the name David Cohen, I wonder why that was? If he spoke only Yiddish and were not communicative, surely he did not supply it?
Professor Fido speculates that it was a mishearing of the name Nathan Kaminsky. In light of the following snippet from Lloyd's, December 1888, I would like to suggest that the young man apprehended had been perhaps a former employee of the shoe manufacturer, David Cohen, perhaps in the capacity of greener. Then, if his employer's name were found on him, it might provide the origin of the David Cohen name.
Cheers.
LC
If the young man found wandering the streets in early December and incoherent were in fact given the name David Cohen, I wonder why that was? If he spoke only Yiddish and were not communicative, surely he did not supply it?
Professor Fido speculates that it was a mishearing of the name Nathan Kaminsky. In light of the following snippet from Lloyd's, December 1888, I would like to suggest that the young man apprehended had been perhaps a former employee of the shoe manufacturer, David Cohen, perhaps in the capacity of greener. Then, if his employer's name were found on him, it might provide the origin of the David Cohen name.
Cheers.
LC
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