Dan Cohen (journalist)

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Dan Cohen (born {{birth based on age as of date|39|2024|11|22|noage=y}}) is an American journalist and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Formerly of RT America, Cohen has contributed to Al Jazeera English, Alternet, Electronic Intifada, The Grayzone, Middle East Eye, Mondoweiss, The Nation, and Vice News and MintPress News.

Cohen is Jewish.{{cite news |last=Landau |first=Noa |date=November 21, 2018 |title=Israeli Consulate in Boston to RT Journalist: You're a Disgrace to Americans and Jews Everywhere |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-israeli-consulate-in-boston-to-journalist-you-re-a-disgrace-to-americans-jews-1.6675728 |work=Haaretz |location= |access-date=}} He is from Phoenix, Arizona,{{Cite tweet |user=dancohen3000 |number=617059804767350784 |title=Phoenix, Arizona (my hometown) is having a Confederate flag rally/truck event at a Walmart supercenter on July 5th.}} and has one child. His family were Lithuanian Jews from Lazdijai, Lithuania. His family members in Lithuania were exterminated by the Nazis during the Holocaust, and the occupation of Lithuania following Operation Barbarossa.{{Cite tweet |user=dancohen3000 |number=994338865627484161 |title=Today I remember those who fought against the Nazis, including my grandfather, Paul Sugerman, but also the victims of the genocide. My family members in Lithuania were murdered in the massacre of Lazdijai.}}