Rabbi Aharon Kozin
Aharon Avigdor Kozin was a boys' school principal in London. Today he is one of the elder Anash in Crown Heights.
Life History[edit | edit source]
Born in Leeds, England on 28 Nissan 1938. When he went to yeshiva in Manchester, he became close to Chabad through the Lubavitcher bochurim who studied there (Avrohom Yitzchok Shemtov, Yisroel Shemtov, Gurkow and others) who told him about the mesiras nefesh of the Frierdiker Rebbe and he was deeply inspired by this. He also became close through the Rosh Mesivta of the yeshiva, Rav Yitzchok Dubov. At age fourteen, he received his first letter from the Rebbe and from then on they corresponded frequently.
In 1957 he came to learn at the central Tomchei Tmimim and studied there for about four years. He was the first student born in England to go study at 770.
In 1962 he returned to England and began working in education as a teacher before his marriage. Later he became principal of the local school and served in that position for many years.
In 1962 he married his wife Malka from the Mazes family.
He was very involved in Mivtza Tefillin.
When he retired, he settled in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
Family[edit | edit source]
- His sister, Esther Leah, wife of Betzalel Klein (parents of Yitzchok Shalom Klein)
- His daughter Mrs. Rachel Leah, wife of Nota Zev Shemtov (Crown Heights)
- His daughter Mrs. Rivka, wife of Dovid Dov Finkelstein (Chicago)
- His daughter Mrs. Nechama Dina, wife of Moshe Chaim Dubrowsky