▁many ▁of ▁Go ite in ' s ▁personal ▁books ▁and ▁notes ▁are ▁stored . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁C ohen ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Ab u ▁D hab i . ▁ ▁C ohen ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁National ▁Jewish ▁Book ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁History ▁category ▁for ▁his ▁book ▁Jewish ▁Self - G overn ment ▁in ▁Med ieval ▁Egypt . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁C ohen ▁earned ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁at ▁Bran de is ▁University , ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁and ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁at ▁the ▁Jewish ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁Jewish ▁Self - G overn ment ▁in ▁Med ieval ▁Egypt : ▁The ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Jews , ▁ca . ▁ 1 0 6 5 - 1 1 2 6 ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁a ▁Se vent e enth - Cent ury ▁Ven et ian ▁Rab bi ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁Under ▁C res cent ▁and ▁Cross : ▁The ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁P over ty ▁and ▁Char ity ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁of ▁Med ieval ▁Egypt ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁'' The ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁the ▁Po or ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges : ▁ ▁An ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Document s