Send condolences to Israeli consulate in memory of Col. Ilan Ramon

Posted by:  Ellen Goldstein

Posted on:  2/6/03

THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL 
EXTENDS THE ACCESSIBILITY TO A MEMORIAL REGISTER BOOK 
FOR THE SEVEN ASTRONAUTS OF COLUMBIA SHUTTLE

In light of the recent national tragedy of the seven astronauts aboard Space
Shuttle Columbia, The Consulate General of Israel in New York will present a
Memorial Register Book for the general public. The book will be accessible
from Monday, February 3rd between 9:30AM-4:30PM until Friday, February 7, 2003 between
9:30AM-2:30PM at 800 Second Avenue in Manhattan.

In addition, commemorative e-mail messages will be collected from those who
are not able to travel to the Consulate General of Israel in New York in
order to sign the memorial register book. To share your thoughts with the
astronauts' families, please e-mail: newyork@israel.org 

The Israel Defense Forces has created a special e-mail address where the
public may express its condolences to the Ramon family and to the people of
the State of Israel on the loss of Col. Ilan Ramon in the Columbia Space
Shuttle tragedy. The address is: ilanfamily@mail.idf.il 

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and U.S. President George Bush expressed their
condolences to each other via telephone. Sharon said "at times like these
the hearts of the American and Israeli peoples beat as one and we hold hands
together and pray." Bush conveyed his solidarity with the family of Israeli
Payload Specialist Colonel Ilan Ramon. 

The State of Israel has lowered its flag to half staff.

The Columbia space shuttle carried a 7-person crew, including the first
Israeli astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon. The other crewmembers were mission
commander Colonel Rick Husband, pilot William McCool, mission specialists
Captain David Brown, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla and payload commander
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Anderson. 
The Columbia space shuttle broke into pieces upon re-entry at 200,000 feet,
soon after breaking the sound barrier. 

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Marita Gringaus
Community Relations Liaison
Consulate General of Israel in New York
tel: 212-499-5423

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