Rona Ramon to be posthumously awarded Israel Prize for education activism April 3, 2019Rona Ramon with two NASA astronauts, Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita L. Williams, visiting the Ilan Ramon school in Modiin. (Flash90/Jorge Novominsky)(Flash90/Jorge Novominsky)Rona Ramon to be posthumously awarded Israel Prize for education activism Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/rona-ramon-to-be-posthumously-awarded-israel-prize-for-education-activism/ Email Print Education Minister Naftali Bennett called Rona Ramon “a hero of Israel.”By Algemeiner StaffThe late Rona Ramon, who passed away in December at the age of 54 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, will be posthumously awarded an Israel Prize this year for her education activism, it was announced on Tuesday.Among other efforts, Ramon – who tragically lost her husband, Ilan, in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and her son, Assaf, in a 2009 Israeli Air Force training accident – established the Ramon Foundation to promote youth interest in science and technology.Ramon’s three surviving children – Tal, Yiftah, and Noa – said in a statement on Tuesday: “Our mother was able to take a life which was painful and turn it to a life-long mission that gives other people hope.”Education Minister Naftali Bennett called Ramon “a hero of Israel in terms of generosity and light.” Ilan RamonIsrael PrizeRona Ramon
