Judith Solomon Cohen

Judith Solomon Cohen (December 21, 1766 – April 5, 1837) was the matriarch of one of the earliest Jewish families in Baltimore, Maryland.

[1][2] He was one of the founders of the Congregation Beth Shalome as well as a subscriber for shares of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of the United States of America.

[4][1] When Israel died on July 29, 1803, his house and belongings were auctioned off because at that time women could not own property.

[5][6] Later her son Benjamin would marry Etting's daughter Kitty and the couple became part of Baltimore's elite social circle.

[8] The Cohen family lived in a large house on North Charles Street where they kept kosher and held daily services.