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Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s 60 Minutes Reckoning Coincides With Release of Memoir

Her new memoir turns a year of advocacy into a plain account of loss that may keep focus on hostage families.

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin smiling in a colorful shirt with a green towel over his shoulder, standing in front of a tent with mountains in the background, Image 2 shows Rachel Goldberg, mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, holds his photo while protesting near the Gaza Strip border, Image 3 shows The cover for "When We See You Again" by Rachel Goldberg-Polin, featuring the title on a torn piece of paper and the author's name in script
FILE - Jon Polin, left, and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, pictured on screen speak during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Friends and supporters of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, protest outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence to demand a deal for the immediate release of all hostages, after Hamas released a video of Goldberg-Polin, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose 23-year-old son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas cross border attack on Israel and killed in Gaza nearly a year later, poses for a photo in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Overview

  • Goldberg-Polin called her mission to bring hostages home alive a failure in Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview.
  • She said Anderson Cooper told the family he had seen video from Israeli soldiers showing Hersh alive as he was led away.
  • Hersh Goldberg-Polin was gravely wounded by a grenade at the Nova festival, losing his left hand, before being taken to Gaza.
  • Hamas executed him with five other hostages in a tunnel in late August 2024, and Israeli forces later recovered their bodies.
  • Her book, When We See You Again, recounts her public campaign and grief, with testimony from a freed hostage describing Hersh’s resilience and reach.