Journal of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
No.14, Autumn 2003



 

IRAQI JEWS IN THE DIASPORA

REMEMBERING COLUMBIA'S HEROES

Louise Kazzaz wipes tears from her eyes while listening to her husband, David, remember Israeli astronaut and friend Ilan Ramon at a special service for the Columbia shuttle crew Tuesday evening at BMH-BJ Synagogue in Denver. Ramon, his wife and four children had visited the Kazzaz family in 1999, shortly after he began astronaut training. The family had planned to return to Colorado for a ski vacation in March.

 

Dr. D. Kazzaz hosted I. Ramon