A traditional Jewish memorial service for Leonard Cohen was conducted in Quebec Thursday, three days after the death of the musical icon.
A statement co-signed by Rabbi Adam Scheier says Cohen was laid to rest beside his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
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The statement said Cohen had maintained “a lifelong spiritual, musical, and familial connection to the synagogue of his youth” in Westmount, Que.
Although news of his death only became publicly known Thursday night, Cohen’s biographer, Sylvie Simmons, says a family friend told her the poet actually died Monday.
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A statement from his son Adam said he “passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles.”
Another memorial is expected to be held in Los Angeles.
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