Sholom Cohen

Background

Sholom Cohen was born on May 23, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, in the family of Eugene Joseph and Clara (Stillman) Cohen.

Education

In 1973 Sholom received Bachelor of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then Master of Library Science at University of Michigan in 1974. He earned Master of Science at Columbia University in 1981. In 1976 - 1978 Sholom attended University of Western Ontario.

Career

Sholom worked as a music librarian in University of Western Ontario in 1974 - 1978. Then he was appointed a systems librarian in Columbia University in 1979 - 1981. In 1982 - 1988 he held the position of a software engineer in McDonnell Douglas Corp. Since 1988 he has been the software consultant in Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Achievements

• Sholom is famous as the author of books "Yitzy and the G.O.L.E.M." and "The Lopsided Yarmulke."

Works

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  • The Lopsided Yarmulke 1995
  • Yitzy & the G.O.L.E.M. (Yitz Berg from Pittsburgh) 1992
  • Successful product line development and sustainment: A DoD case study (Technical note / Carnegie Mellon. Software Engineering Institute) 2002

Connections

On August 21, 1978, Sholom married a school administrator Bryna Chorner, with whom he has seven children, Avraham, Chaim, Menachem Mendel, Yisroel, Nechama Dina, Sara Leah, and Mushkie Cohen.

Father:

Eugene Joseph Cohen

Mother:

Clara (Stillman) Cohen

Spouse:

Bryna Chorner

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Avraham Cohen

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Chaim Cohen

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Menachem Mendel Cohen

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Yisroel Cohen

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Nechama Dina Cohen

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Sara Leah Cohen

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Mushkie Cohen