Ku sii wad qodobkaan - Cohen wuxuu ku dhashay Brooklyn, New York, wuxuuna ahaa Yuhuudi. Walaalkiis Herb Cohen wuxuu ku tartamay ciyaarihii Maccabiah ee 1961
Israel, wuxuu ku guuleystay horyaalnimada NCAA foil 1961-62, wuxuu ku guuleystay billad naxaas ah shaqsi ahaan iyo billad dahab ah oo uu la yeeshay kooxda foil ee Mareykanka Ciyaaraha Pan American ee 1963, wuxuu ahaa Horyaalka Fencers League of America (AFLA) ee 1964, wuxuuna u ciyaaray shaqsi ahaan iyo kooxda foil ee Mareykanka Ciyaaraha Olombikada Xagaaga ee 1964.