Cohen, Michal
Daughter of Rachel and Uri. She was born on December 10, 1984 in Holon. A sister to Yonatan and Shaul. Michal grew up in Holon. She began her studies at the “Ashalim” elementary school and the high school years, and attended high school at the “Kiryat Sharet” high school. A lively, opinionated girl with an inner integrity. Michal’s attraction to art was evident in her childhood, and it was this attraction that shaped her special personality and influenced her development. Michal liked to draw and love to dance, and these loves allowed her to express herself perfectly. At the school she studied dance – classical and modern dance, and art. Her talents integrated into each other and produced fascinating works of eye and soul. Michal had beautiful, noble, flexible movements, and she showed incredible precision and expression. She was an outstanding student and won prizes for her achievements – both in dance, in painting and in other subjects. For several years in a row she won the award of the best dancer, but she always maintained modesty and proportion. In preparation for the annual art week at school, Michal worked on a special drawing project that combines dance and music. The result was exciting and left a mark on all viewers. Michal’s performances from this week, as from other events, were documented, and remained after her daughter’s testimony to the talent and promise that were not exhausted and like her life, prematurely cut off. Michal enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces on 28 April 2003. She was assigned to serve in the IDF and served as an IDF soldier in the community and was involved in preparing youth for their military service. After six months she went to the officers’ course and finished with a high grade. At the end of the IDF’s initial completion, the platoon commander was stationed at the Gadna base in Tzalmon in the northern Galilee. Michal filled all her tasks with great diligence and investment. She was kind and admired for her friends and friends, and she always offered her help and advice to anyone in need. Lieutenant-Colonel Michal Cohen fell during her duties on the 9 th of Elul 5764 (September 5, 2004) and is twenty years old. She was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Holon. Survived by parents and two brothers.
