Editing Ilan Ramon (section)

==Biography==
Born in [[Ramat Gan]], [[Israel]], to Tonya (1929–2003) and Eliezer Wolfferman (1923–2006), a family of [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] descent, Ramon grew up in [[Beersheba]]. His father was from [[German Jews|Germany]], and his family fled [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] persecution in 1935. His mother and grandmother were from [[Polish Jews|Poland]], and were [[Holocaust survivors]], having been in [[Auschwitz]]. They [[Aliyah|emigrated]] to Israel in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-s-first-astronaut-ilan-ramon-1.21875|title=Israel's first astronaut - Ilan Ramon|work=Haaretz|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> Ramon's first name, Ilan, means "tree" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Campbell|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/ilan|title=Ilan|publisher=Behindthename.com|access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> Ramon [[Hebraization of surnames|Hebraizied his surname]] from '''Wolfferman''' to '''Ramon''', a more "Israeli ([[Sabra (person)|Sabra]])" name, when he joined the [[Israeli Air Force]] (IAF). This was customary and expected of IAF pilots, as well as among [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] senior officers at the time.<ref>{{cite web
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Ramon graduated from high school in 1972. In 1987, he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree in electronics and computer engineering from [[Tel Aviv University]].<ref name=nasabio/>