Biography
Eli Cohen — the spy with roots in the Russian Empire
Eli Cohen. Israeli intelligence officer, born in Alexandria to Syrian Jewish parents from Aleppo; executed in Damascus in 1965. No documented connection to the Russian Empire or the USSR. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in December 1924 to Shaul and Sophie Cohen, Syrian Jews who had moved from Aleppo, then in the Ottoman Empire, to Egypt in 1914.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Alexandria, Egypt (born); parents from Aleppo, Syria (Ottoman Empire) — no Russian Empire link
No documented connection to the Russian Empire or the USSR. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in December 1924 to Shaul and Sophie Cohen, Syrian Jews who had moved from Aleppo, then in the Ottoman Empire, to Egypt in 1914.
(Correction: Syrian Jew - distinct from Russian sphere).
Family Tree
Subject
Eli Cohen🇮🇱 Israel
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Parents
Shaul Cohen
Sophie Cohen
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Origin
Alexandria, Egypt (born); parents from Aleppo, Syria (Ottoman Empire) — no Russian Empire link🇷🇺
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Israeli intelligence officer in Syria under the name Kamel Amin Thaabet (1961–1965)
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Subject of the Netflix series The Spy (2019)
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