The
moon landscape depicted by Petr Ginz attests to the
aspirations to find a place from where the Earth,
which threatened his life, could be seen from a safe
distance. The picture reveals a youth with artistic
and literary talents, who was both a researcher and
scientist optimistic that science would ultimately
bring a remedy for humanity.
Ilan
Ramon also considered his space mission the fulfillment
of Petr Ginz's dream of 60 years ago. "Moon Landscape"
connects the dream of a Jewish boy who is a symbol
of the talent lost in the Holocaust, to the journey
of one Jewish astronaut, symbol of the revival of
the Jewish people.
Ilan Ramon took also the following
items: a Sefer Torah smuggled out of Bergen Belsen concentration
camp, a mezuzah, and a T-Shirt from the Israeli Road Safety Campaign.
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