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  1. Biography

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rona Ramon
| image = Rona Ramon (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rona Ramon in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|04|16}}
| birth_place = Kiryat Ono, Israel
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|12|17|1964|04|16}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Israeli
| other_names =
| children = 4
| occupation = Activist
| years_active =
| known_for = Widow of Ilan Ramon, public activist, STEM and youth influencer
| notable_works =
| spouse = Ilan Ramon (1986-2003)
}}Rona Ramon (Hebrew:רונה רמון, 16 April 1964 – 17 December 2018) was a public activist STEM influencer and supporter of the education and advancement of youth in Israel. Ramon was the widow of Colonel Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut. He died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.[1] She was the mother of Captain Assaf Ramon, a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force who was killed in a training accident on September 13, 2009.[1]

After the death of her husband and son, she established the Ramon Foundation which works with Israeli children with academic excellence to pursue their dreams.[2]

Biography

Rona was born in Kiryat Ono, on April 16, 1964, to Yaacov and Gila Bar Siman Tov. Her parents emigrated from Turkey as part of the Youth Aliyah when they were 15 years old. As a youth, Rona volunteered in the Scouts movement. She served as a paramedic during her army service.[3]

Rona met Ilan Ramon at the age of 22. They were married in 1986 and they had four children.[4]

In 1997 Ilan Ramon was chosen as the first Israeli astronaut, and the family moved to Houston, in 1998, as part of the astronaut training and the preparations for STS-107.

Ramon was a holistic therapist[5], and gave lectures on the subject. She had a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the Wingate Institute and a master's degree in holistic therapy from Lesley University in Massachusetts.[7] She provided lectures, workshops and individual treatments on coping with crisis.[1] [3]

Following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Ramon created the Ramon Foundation, promoting education and leadership to youth around Israel, providing scholarships and opportunities.[1] Another program of the Ramon Foundation, the Ramon Spacelab, allows teams of students to submit an experiment to the International Space Station.[6]

Ramon also helped found Israel's annual Space Week, the last week of January. It stages numerous events promote STEM education. Astronauts and Space Agency representatives come to participate in these events, as well as attending the Annual International Ilan Ramon Conference.[2]

As part of Israel's 68th Independence Day celebrations, she held a torch at the annual torch lighting ceremony at Mount Herzl.[7] In June 2018 she was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Technion, in recognition of her many years of work and contribution to Israeli Society. [8]

She died at the age of 54 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.[1]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rona-ramon-widow-of-astronaut-killed-in-columbia-shuttle-disaster-dies-at-54/|title=Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Columbia shuttle disaster, dies at 54|last=Bachner|first=Michael|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-19}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Rona-Ramon-widow-of-Ilan-dies-of-cancer-at-54-574599|title=Rona Ramon, widow of Ilan, dies of cancer at 54 - Israel News - Jerusalem Post|website=www.jpost.com|access-date=2018-12-19}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ronaramon.com/566/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99/ |title=Rona Ramon website |access-date=December 17, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5427845,00.html |title=Rona Ramon, wife of first Israeli astronaut, passes away at 54 |date=December 17, 2018}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/rona-ramon-widow-of-israeli-space-shuttle-victim-dies/2018/12/17/33797b74-0217-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6827901a969f|title=Rona Ramon, widow of Israeli space shuttle victim, dies|last=Associated Press|first=|date=December 19, 2018|website=The Washington Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://ramonfoundation.org.il/space-lab-project/ |title=Ramon SpaceLab |access-date=December 17, 2018}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/world_news/rona-ramon-widow-of-astronaut-killed-in-space-shuttle-columbia/article_5edbff0c-2342-5872-b1ed-3871908cd202.html|title=Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Space Shuttle Columbia, dies at 54|last=Oster|first=JTA {{!}} Marcy|website=Cleveland Jewish News|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2018/06/honorary-fellowships-2018/ |title=Honorary Fellowships 2018 “Continuously pursuing Tikkun Olam” |publisher=Technion |date=June 11, 2018}}

External links

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  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcFhzeOIE6Y Like a phoenix- how I rose from the ashes: Rona Ramon at TEDxHIT]
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4 : 1964 births|2018 deaths|Place of death missing|People from Kiryat Ono

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