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Ilan Roman: From the Jerusalem

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: From the Jerusalem Post’s profile of astronaut Ilan Roman:

He began identifying himself as the son of a refugee father from Germany who fought in Israel’s War of Independence, and a mother who survived Auschwitz. Ramon said that serving as his country’s first astronaut was part of a “miracle” that stretched back 50 years.

Ramon was not an observant Jew, but said early on that he would eat only kosher food and try to mark Shabbat on board. …

“This is symbolic,” Ramon said. “I thought it would be nice to represent all kinds of Jews, including religious ones.” He joked about affixing a mezuzah to the shuttle’s door, but said it was up to the commander.

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1 response to “Ilan Roman: From the Jerusalem”

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    rossi

    in these terrible times
    how nice it would have been for Roman to have made it home
    to have had a heroes welcome
    to have taken his loved ones and the people of Israel out of their torment and terror for just one brief moment
    there would have been a celebration
    there would have been pride
    joy
    now there is sadness
    in this land of sadness there is more
    and its greatest ally America
    has the death of their 6 other children to bury as well
    when comes the joy?
    when comes the light at the end?
    Roman was a hero
    and a miracle
    a child of survivors
    in a land of survivors
    who made it to the stars