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15 outstanding Israeli high school students receive Ramon Award

The recipients of the award receive a stipend in recognition of their voluntary activism and initiative in their communities.

 Winners of the 2022 Ramon Price.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg riding a horse in Petra.

What we learned on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last visit to Israel

Rona Ramon speaks at The Jerusalem Post conference

Rona Ramon awarded posthumous Israel Prize

Rona Ramon speaks at The Jerusalem Post conference

14 Days: Woman of Valor


Heroes in our midst

A round-up of news from around Israel.

In this file photo taken on April 18, 2013 89 year old Simcha "Kazik" Rotem (C) attends a commemoration ceremony in Warsaw

December 25, 2018: Greatness and tragedy

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

December 24th 2018: Not up to speed

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Grapevine: Inspiring in life and in death

Rona Ramon established a relationship with current President Reuven Rivlin, whom she asked to give the address for the laying of the Beit Assaf cornerstone in memory of her son last September.

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Senior rabbi tells Ramon family not to cremate her remains

He also described Ramon’s request for cremation to spare her family more suffering as “characteristic of her nobility” but went on to say that there severe consequences in Jewish law for cremation.

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Netanyahu pays respects to Rona Ramon: A giant of the spirit

"I would define the life of Rona Ramon as a tragedy in biblical terms, but also as a giant of the spirit in biblical terms."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays respects to Rona Ramon, December 19, 2018

Science ministry scholarships named after Rona Ramon

The program is designed to make scientific studies accessible to high-school students, especially those living in the periphery and from low socio-economic groups.

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Rona Ramon, widow of Ilan, dies of cancer at 54

Rona Ramon had a very special relationship with Israel’s ninth president, Shimon Peres. At the request of her family, her body will lie in state at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

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Rivlin salutes student deeds

One of projects of the foundation encourages social leadership in high school students throughout the country, spurring them to reach their full potential.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN and his wife, Nechama, host Rona Ramon and students recognized for social leadership in a ceremony at the President’s Residence

‘The Israeli space ambassador’

Rona Ramon creates a meaningful legacy out of her double bereavement and grief.

Rona Ramon poses with Ramon Foundation Aviators Club participants and with SpaceX director of crew operations, Dr. Garret Reisman, during space week last year