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Cousin, Jan

Cousin, Jan


The only son of Otilia and Herbert. He was born on February 21, 1955 in Bucharest, Romania. The family – Jan, his parents and uncles – lived in a private house in the center of Bucharest. His father worked as a mathematics lecturer at the Technion in the morning, and his mother was a journalist. Jan’s nickname in his parents’ home was Nekeh. He grew up and studied in a strict East European private education called “Deutsche Schüle” – a German garden and school in Bucharest – where he also studied German. Jan was a good student, disciplined and quiet. The only profession he had difficulty with was math, and the father’s heart was a mathematician. In leisure he enjoyed the ice-skating rink and ice hockey, and did it all winter. Jan loved the comic books starring the legendary hero “Asterix”, and from them learned the French language. He had a great talent for languages, and he knew French, German, Romanian, English, Yiddish and Hebrew. The Coussin family applied for permission to immigrate to Israel in 1952, even before Jan was born. But they were refuseniks, like many Communist Jews in Romania. The permit came only in 1970, eighteen years after the request was submitted. Jan immigrated to Israel with his family in January 1970, at the age of fifteen, and quickly acquired the Hebrew language, and the family lived for about a year at the “Brodetsky House” in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, then moved to Bat Yam. He joined the IDF after the Yom Kippur War on February 7, 1974. He served in the Israel Air Force as an atomic, biological and chemical instructor, serving three years in compulsory military service and more After completing his military service, Jan went to Romania to study dentistry at the University of Bucharest, At the university he met Carmela, who later became his wife, and discovered that as a child, they had attended the same school, and that it was not possible for her to marry the foreign citizen and not to immigrate to Israel. Carmela and her mother immigrated to Israel in July 1980. Two months later, Yan’s wedding took place, and after his marriage, Yan continued his medical studies in Romania and separated from his wife for two years in which Carmela remained in Israel. And in 1984 opened an independent clinic in Yehud with Michael Sharon F. A loyal, modest and humble friend was Jan; An interesting and fascinating conversationalist; Cynical, with a good sense of humor, funny and amusing. Jan was a devoted son to his parents. As a partner he had a friend and a friend who shared private jokes with Carmela, and sometimes they laughed so hard that laughter could not be assuaged. In the family he established, he was called Cozin and Pupo. He loved his children Sigalit and Yanir in his unique way; Enriched them with the vast knowledge he accumulated, and enjoyed spending time with them on the beach and on trips to Jerusalem. As an animal lover, Jan grew up with a dog and six cats at the same time. He loved learning very much, and when he learned he did it very seriously. Jan loved to read and was interested in popular science, especially interested in various cars, and in the development of vehicles and technology. He also knew how to appreciate quality watches, was a tennis fan and skated on ice. He was generous and compassionate to the needy. In his field of work he was a sensitive physician and worked for many hours. He was a real professional who had the sympathy of his patients. His professional accomplishments and successes-large and small-delighted him. After completing his dental studies, Jan served in MiloIs active. During the first Lebanon war, which was initially called the War of Independence, the War of Peace for the Galilee, Jan served in the reserves in Lebanon, and gave the best service to the fighters, medical officer Jan Kozin fell during his last reserve service on October 27, 2002. He was followed by a woman – Carmela, two children – Sigalit and Yanir, and her father – Herbert, and on his gravestone the family engraved a line from a song by the Beatles: “Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry “Benno Yanir eulogized him at the funeral:” Dad! I still do not realize it’s you who disappeared, you went and will not come back. I’m sure you did not think it would be like this, nobody can believe it, everyone is sure this is another black joke of yours and that in a minute you will come and ask what all these people are doing here. You always told me that I was spoiled and could not take responsibility, and now I take this responsibility to protect the family. No wonder it happened to you near the workplace, because the work was your life. Everyone always said: ‘That? It is a doctor with gold hands, only to him I come! ‘ And now all the friends will say: ‘Where’s Nicka with his funny jokes?’ But this is where you’ve come to a place you were so afraid of, I just hope you find the peace and tranquility that you so desperately sought. Now the three of us stayed together, but alone. Mother – Simona, Sigalit – Yashar and I – Busho. The strangest thing is that you miss the things that were most irritating and upsetting, all the annoying things you would say, but it was you and that was missing. You were always here to keep our balance, to bring us back to the ground. I hope that now you are calm and calm, loving. “

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