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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...

Rona, the widow of Col. Ilan Ramon, is to meet with US President George W. Bush in Houston on Tuesday at a national ceremony honoring the Columbia astronauts. President Moshe Katsav interrupted his talks Monday with the National Union to speak to Ramon, who said the family is to return to Israel next week. According to Katsav's spokesman, she told Katsav she was coming home to arrange Col. Ilan Ramon's funeral. Katsav conveyed his and the country's condolences to Ramon, telling her that her husband had captured the hearts and minds of the Israeli people. It was a very emotional...