In honor of Israel's 6oth Birthday - The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program presents: Art for 1:tace Honorary Chairperson Susan Lewis Committee Chairperson Geri Margolis 9 a. to D. Dan & Betty 2 [World Passing Over Us Astronaut to spend Pesach in orbit. p.m. h Community Center Garrett Reisman, center, with fellow astronauts Mike Foreman, left, and Robert Behnken in the International Space Station. Eugene & M Applebaum Jewish Co , West Bloomfield Jewelry, Quilts, Pottery, Judaica, Handmade Cards and more! Gifts for M Bar & Bat Weddin For more information call Bobbi Chess at (248) 661-6390. Celebrating Older American's Month! Proceeds to benefit participants of the Brown Centers .14 frilvg The Ago:irks pf the Jetoidiffederritiou ELDE • LIN Irene Klotz Jewish Telegraphic Agency hard to represent not only Israel but every Jew in the world." Reisman has asked Ramon's widow, Cape Canaveral, Fla. Rona, if there was anything she would like him to take into space. s Jews around the world "Ilan flew a copy of the Israeli prepare for Passover, the Declaration of Independence," Reisman. festival of freedom, one "It was a scroll, and he kind of played adventurous soul is experiencing with it in orbit, and they have video emancipation in a most literal fashion. of that. She gave me another copy so I In his new abode aboard the can kind of have the same experience International Space Station, NASA with it up in orbit, and then I intend to astronaut Garrett Reisman has slipped return it to her when I get back!" the bonds of gravity and won't return Reisman also is flying a cloth with to Earth's shackles for two months. the symbol of the State of Israel signed Reisman, 40, a mechanical engineer by President Shimon Peres. from Parsippany, N.J., is the first Jewish Reisman's Passover in space will astronaut to live on the orbital outpost, be spent getting to know Russian a multinational complex that has been crewmates Sergey Volkov and Oleg under construction for 10 years. Kononenko. The cosmonauts will For this Passover, living in weight- replace space station commander lessness will require adaptation on his Peggy Whitson and flight engineer part. For example, matzah is out — Yuri Malenchenko, who depart on the crumbs would be uncontainable. April 19, the first night of Passover. Shortly before Reisman launched Reisman's Russian is stronger than aboard the shuttle Endeavour March his Hebrew — he made it through cos- 11 he was asked about spending monaut training without a translator Passover in space. and took his exams in Russian as well. "I haven't really thought that much But his Jewish heritage comes about that:' he said. Reisman did spend through, too. When one of his Shuttle time planning how to honor Israel's Endeavour colleagues asked about the first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who died camera view during a spacewalk last in the 2003 Shuttle Columbia disaster. month, Reisman quipped, "The cam- Following the tragedy, Reisman was era work is great. We're going to have given the choice of helping the investi- you shoot my cousin's bar mitzvah." gation or providing emotional support Soon the space station will have to Ramon's family. He chose the latter. another mark of Jewish contribu- "It was so incredibly tragic:' he said tions to space exploration: Reisman's during a visit to Israel. "Ilan had a replacement, Jewish astronaut Gregory great sense of humor and worked very Chamitoff, is bringing two mezuzot. A ❑ A40 April 17 • 2008 Hsi