Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Ideas

Rachel is weeping for her child: In Hersh’s grieving mother, we see our matriarch

Today’s parallels with ancient Jewish trauma are overwhelming — and even the Bible falls short, a rabbi writes.

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Netanyahu apologizes for the first time to a hostage family, blames Hamas for captives’ deaths

Netanyahu’s apology calls to families of six hostages killed in Gaza come amid swelling protests and grief across Israel.

Joe Biden: ‘I am devastated and outraged’ by murder of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin

About Goldberg-Polin’s parents, Biden said, “I know all Americans tonight will have them in their prayers.”

Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Israel

Family of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, confirms his death in Gaza

Israel

Bodies of 6 hostages recovered in Gaza, Israeli army says; hostage families vow mass protest

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Politics

Crowd chants ‘Bring them home’ as parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at DNC

Israel

Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.

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