Cohen’s father Nathan was a lieutenant in the First World War and later helped

Klinitsky-Klein, a trained nurse, immigrated to Canada from Lithuania with her family. Klinitsky-Klein’s father, religious scholar Rabbi Solomon Klinitsky-Klein, was one of the refugees he helped settle in Montréal. He also helped settle Jewish refugees who fled to Canada from the Russian Empire. He ran the Freedman Company, one of the city’s largest clothingĬorporations, co-founded The Jewish Times, the first English language Jewish newspaper in Canada, and was the first president of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Cohen’s Polish-born grandfather, Lyon Cohen, was an important figure in Montréal’s Jewish community. Family Backgroundīorn in Westmount, Québec, to a traditional Jewish family, Cohen was the second child of Masha Klinitsky-Klein and Nathan Bernard Cohen. Leonard Cohen in concert in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27 October 2008. He also received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, the Glenn Gould Prize, eight Juno Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and numerous other honours.

A Companion of the Order of Canada, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the US Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Folk Music Walk of Fame. As a poetic and unlikely pop star, his narrow-ranged, gruff voice, which deepened and darkened with age, and his reliance on simple, singsong melodies were complimented by the intense imagery and depth of his lyrics. In his poetry, novels and music, he constantly probed the human condition, exploring themes of love, loss, death and his commitment to his art. A sage, mystic, bohemian and romantic, he built an acclaimed body of literary work and a revered career in pop music. Leonard Cohen was one of the most iconic Canadian artists of the 20th century. Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ, poet, novelist, singer, songwriter (born 21 September 1934 in Montreal, QC died 7 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California).

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