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Oct. 15, 2003 Torah scroll dedication held in memory of Ilan Ramon By JPOST.COM STAFF Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon Photo: AP A Torah Scroll dedication ceremony took place in Yad Vashem Wednesday in honor Israel's first astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon. The Torah scroll will be kept in Yad Vashem. The Torah scroll was presented to Ramon's widow Rona by a New York donor, and will be carried by IDF soldiers and officers visiting concentration camps in Poland under the auspices of the annual "Witnesses in Uniform" program, the IDF Spokesperson reported. Astronauts Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana...

Feb. 4, 2003 Finance Minister Shalom asks Bush to send another Israeli Astronaut to space By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF Finance Minister Silvan Shalom has asked US President Bush to consider sending another Israeli Astronaut into space as part of a NASA mission. Israel Radio reports that Bush reacted favorably to the request. Finance Minister Silvan Shalom was attending the memorial ceremony for the Columbia Astronauts in Houston as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's representative. Shalom asked President Bush to continue the cooperation between Israel and the US in the exploration of space. During the ceremony, US President Bush eulogized...