Overview
- Rachel Goldberg-Polin has released a memoir, When We See You Again, alongside a high-profile 60 Minutes interview about her son and her public grieving.
- Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023, held in Gaza’s tunnels for 328 days, and then executed, according to accounts cited in coverage.
- The Free Press reports he was shot six times at close range and that gunpowder was found in his hair when his body was recovered, details that have not been independently verified in public sources.
- During his captivity, his parents mounted a global campaign to secure releases, traveling to Davos, meeting Pope Francis, addressing the UN, speaking at the Democratic National Convention, and lobbying in Washington, according to The Free Press.
- Religion News Service describes Rachel as a modern symbol of faith who blessed her son at the Gaza border and whose story helped make Hersh one of the most visible faces of the Oct. 7 hostages.