Elli Kohen MD born in Istanbul Turkey is an anatomopathologist researcher in cell biology cell biochemistry and cellular pharmacology and Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami. He has written eight books in science a Ladino/English Encyclopedic Dictionary and the biography of Rabbi Nissim Ovadia A Pillar of Sephardi Judaism. He appears in the marquis Who's Who in America 2005 and 2006 Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2005 Who's Who in the World of Education 2005 and the forthcoming Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2007. Dr. Kohen has spent many years in Turkey and the surrounding area. He incorporates his experiences in these regions into his writing in an effort to preserve and impart the history of the Jews in the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Language: English