Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope

The story of Israeli astronaut and Columbia crew member Ilan Ramon (1954-2003), who carried into space a miniature Torah scroll given to Israeli scientist Joachim "Yoya" Joseph during a secret Bar Mitzvah at the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen. The documentary includes archival NASA footage of the astronauts preparing for the ill-fated mission; and remarks from Ramon's widow, Rona, astronauts Garrett Reisman and Steve MacLean, and former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres.