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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Fighting antisemitism—and loving Star Trek—were Henry Wolfond’s rocket fuel to reach outer space
Description: It lasted just over 10 minutes, but on Nov. 22, Henry Wolfond became an astronaut.
The Canadian business executive is still processing what it means to have fulfilled his lifelong dream, having flown out as a paying tourist aboard a commercial spaceship operated by Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. During this journey—which took Wolfond and five others roughly 106 kilometres into the sky—Wolfond pinned a yellow ribbon for the Israeli hostages onto his space suit, and carried “Bring Them Home Now” dog tags and other Jewish gear with him, (as well as his granddaughter's Taylor Swift bracelets.)
While bl...