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Mandatory Palestine, the city's urban development office was closed and Cohn found a position with the Chief Architect of the Public Works Department of Mandatory Palestine, Austen St. Barbe Harrison.
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reputation as the founder of the hotel sector in Israel. Afterwards, she constructed a house for
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