Francis Lyon Cohen: Defending Jewish Loyalty in Uniform and Song

Francis Lyon Cohen studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in London with a focus on Jewish liturgy. Francis Lyon Cohen was born in 1862 in Aldershot in the vicinity of an army camp. Studio photograph of Francis Lyon Cohen taken by photographer William Sidney Smith (1920). First Jewish ChaplainAs Francis Lyon Cohen became more involved in Jewish affairs in Britain, he became more aware of latent antisemitism in the British Army. The choral arrangements by Rabbi Francis Lyon Cohen (F.L.C) and David Montague Davis (D.M.D) comprise most of the collection, with choral renditions for all Jewish services throughout the year.