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Jeffrey R. Cohen is a Vice president of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. Jeffrey R. Cohen was held captive during the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis.

On January 15, 2022, Jeffrey R. Cohen and three others were held hostage by Malik Akram for eleven hours during the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis.

"It wasn't until later that he actually let us call our family. And at that point I did. I called my wife, I called my daughter, called my son and very quickly left a Facebook message," Cohen said. "I generally did not think we would get out. So I wanted to say something."

Jeffrey R. Cohen had taken courses for a number of years through the FBI, the Anti-Defamation League, the Colleyville Police Department, and Secure Community Network in order to prepare for the possibility of an intruder.

Personal life
Jeffrey R. Cohen is married and has children.