Daughter of Tatiana and Elijah. She was born in Ashkelon on July 13, 1981, a sister to Alex and Alon. Kochi was born in the seventh month of her mother’s pregnancy, after many fertility treatments, a beautiful, active and alert baby. When she began to speak, she found it difficult to pronounce her name and called herself “kapke”. She grew up and was educated in Ashkelon, at the Dekel Elementary School and at the ORT high school, which she completed in the sociology-psychology program. An outstanding student, who has often been awarded a certificate of excellence, is a social activist in activities initiated by the school and accepted by both students and teachers. “You can not think of you without smiling, because you always smiled the warm, broad smile that made you smile, which often saved you from scolding on the chatter of class or the zero-point tap, and the grades were always excellent because you were.” Her family says: “Kochi was ‘Tom Boy’ most of her young childhood, she could always be found with the boys in the neighborhood, climbing trees or playing soccer and war games … Dolls or Kells and rubber games did not interest her … Even Purim costumes were pure Kokhi loved drawing, and from a young age she proved talent in the field, and she liked to draw cartoon characters and landscape pictures, leaving behind folders filled with pictures she had painted, and even planned to study after her army service … Another hobby that has dealt with him in recent years was a video camera, which she received as a gift from her father for the fifth day And she has not been separated from her since then, and she has photographed many of the friends on school trips and the family at various events … Kochi never spoke of anyone, even in an hour of anger or quarrel. Then she would come out with a wide smile, which over the years became her trademark … During the holidays and birthdays, no one forgot, and she always surprised her with a hand-painted blessing. And in the wake of her attitude he restored her infinite love. ” As a child, Kochi liked to eat. The food was like a work of art and arranged in a plate as a picture of cooking. As a result of tonsillitis, she began to gain weight, and in high school she managed, with great willpower and determination, to pull off about 20 kilograms of weight. When she returned to school after that summer many of her friends and teachers simply did not know her. In high school she met Pnina, who was her close friend. The two were like twins, and all their acquaintances were jealous of the wonderful bond between them. After her death, Pnina told a shabby family that she was very pleased with her life. She was very sensitive to the pain and suffering of those around her, and her identification also made her sometimes moody. She was drafted into the IDF in December 1999. A health problem prevented her from serving in a combat unit, and was assigned to an apprenticeship course, initially disliked by computers, but changed her mind during the course of the course.Kuchi succeeded in the course, was assigned to a food center in Tzrifin, And served as a user guide to managing food orders from the various food bases, and she was well integrated into the unit and used to spend time with her friends during the vacations as well. , And she knew how to stand up for her when she needed to, and when she believed in the justice of a thing On February 14, 2001, Kochi was killed in a terrorist attack at the Azor junction, and that same morning she was driven by her mother to the central bus station in Ashkelon, accompanied by Kochi’s grandmother, Rosa Kokhi.Suddenly on her way to board the bus and looked at her mother and grandmother for a long time. Her grandmother asked her mother where the looks were and Kokhi’s mother opened the car window and asked Kochi if everything was all right. Kochi waved and boarded the bus. This was apparently Kochi’s way of separating forever from her mother and grandmother. At about 7:20 AM, while Kokhi was walking with her friends at the Azor junction to the transportation station, where she was supposed to wait for the vehicle that was going to Tzrifin, a terrorist who was driving an Egged bus killed them and killed seven soldiers and one civilian. Magshit Ofir, Sergeant Iluz David, Sergeant Weiner Sarah-Julie, Sergeant Levy Racheli, Cpl. Manavitch Alexander, Corporal Yasmin Karsi and Simcha Shitrit At the age of nineteen and a half Kokhi was in Neopole. Her death was raised to the rank of sergeant, she was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Ashkelon, leaving behind her parents and two brothers, leaving her family and friends in shock and grief, leaving her with a void that would never be filled again. The unit commander, Colonel Zion, wrote to the family: “Kochi was well absorbed in the unit, and within a short time we learned to recognize and appreciate her abilities and abilities. In addition to her professional duties, Kochi was responsible for the computer courses in the unit, helping the other, volunteering spirit and the need to contribute and contribute to her friends to the unit were characteristic of Kochi’s work and direction.
