Leopold and Rose Cohn
Brownsville Mission Bible Class
Many Jewish immigrants in America at the turn of the twentieth century were leaving their countries
due to economic hardship and antisemitism. Some left with only what they could carry and a hope for
a better future. When Jewish people chose to believe in Yeshua, it was at great personal and financial
cost. It was common for Jewish people to be ostracized from their family and friends, as well as lose their
employment and housing. Being face to face with such suffering, Leopold’s vision of reaching Jewish
people with the gospel included meeting their physical, as well as spiritual needs. The Brownsville
Mission was a humble beginning, but Leopold writes, “In spite of our lack of the proper surroundings
to make our hall cheery and comfortable, with all its disadvantages, it has become very dear to our
hearts, and when on Thursday afternoons it is literally packed with bright eyed, happy faced girls, or in
the evening with girls, boys, men and women, young and old, all singing together of a Saviour’s love, it
seems to us the most beautiful place in the world.” OCTOBER 2019 | 10