1. Rona Ramon was a public activist, STEM influencer and supporter of the education and advancement of youth in Israel.
10 Facts About Rona Ramon
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Rona Ramon was the mother of Captain Assaf Ramon, a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force who was killed in a training accident on 13 September 2009.
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Rona Ramon was born in Kiryat Ono, on 16 April 1964, to Israel and Gila Bar-Siman-Tov.
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Rona Ramon's parents emigrated from Turkey as part of the Youth Aliyah when they were 15 years old.
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Rona Ramon served as a paramedic during her army service.
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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.
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Rona Ramon was a holistic therapist, and gave lectures on the subject.
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Rona Ramon 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.
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Rona Ramon provided lectures, workshops and individual treatments on coping with crisis.
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Rona Ramon died at the age of 54 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.