Ten years after he and Teresa were married, he was baptised a Roman Catholic in Saint Michael’s and Saint John’s Church, Dublin, on his 35th birthday, 28 September 1890. A Latin inscription next to his name reads: “Adult baptism from Judaism.” He was naturalised two years later.

Kahn was a tobacconist by trade but obviously in order to earn a little extra money he allowed betting in his shop which paved the way to ruination. Several spats with the law ensued but in 1901 he found himself in deep water when he broke a shop window and damaged some goods (reasons unknown). Unfortunately he found himself in front of a very unsympathetic judge who demonstrated anti-jewish feelings in his sentencing. He also denied Kahn and opportunity to defend himself and his damning commentary on the defendant was so inflammatory that it briefly caused a media sensation which saw the matter raised in the House of Commons.

The furore meant little to Kahn who was sent to Mountjoy and later Kilmainham for a year. Although the sentence was commuted to six months, Kahn never recovered his business or health from the scandal. The description of conditions in the workhouse where he later ended up were so appalling