Article: Rising above all odds: Student Profile - Lee Cohen

In class, he always makes a contribution, asks questions and makes the effort to find the answers. Lee Cohen is a curious 21-year-old. This energetic Gemini is hard to ignore, because of his fire-colored hair, and captivating personality. Cohen's background is impressive, as it is worldly and inspiring.

His Moroccan-born father migrated to Israel then to New York, where he met Cohen's mother, Robin. However, his dad left when he was one. Raised in Cedarhurst, Long Island, Cohen seems to be a typical American kid. After graduating from Lawrence High School in Queens he attended the University of Hartford in Connecticut and Nassau Community College. Currently a senior at Hunter, he is ...

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