Two-Gun Cohen: Artful dodger turned Chinese legend and hero of Israel
Cohen, who had spent two decades in China, knew many of that nation’s leaders and offered to introduce Jewish Agency leader Eliahu Elath and others to his friends in the Chinese delegation.
Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen – known as "Ma Kun" in Chinese – surrounded by troops, July 1926. Original image from the Collection of Josef L. Rich OBE(photo credit: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL)ByDANIEL S. LEVY