Jan was a gifted storyteller, always ready to illuminate any question or problem, like a rabbi dispensing insights and wisdom through narrative rather than proclamation. He always tried to see the good in people and was reluctant to say a bad word about anyone. Jan's compassion for humanity was deep and genuine, not the ideologically inspired kind often accompanied by indifference to real individuals. His essential gentleness was evident in his treatment of students. For them, he had high intellectual and ethical expectations, yet he was more kind than stern even when they foundered.
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