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Written by BBC News
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Saturday, 01 February 2003 10:00 |
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'Israeli astronaut carried nation's dreams'
"Among the few personal possessions he took with him on his 16-day voyage were mezuzahs - small cases that are hung on door frames of Jewish homes and contain inscriptions from the Bible. He also took a book of Psalms which was given to him by Israel's President Moshe Katsav - the microfiche of the Bible is the size of a credit card..."
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