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Remembering Hersh Goldberg-Polin: Soccer-loving Hamas hostage who braved live grenades

IndiaTimes Sunday, 1 September 2024
Described by his mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, as a “happy-go-lucky, laid back, good-humoured, respectful, and curious person,” Hersh was an elder brother to two sisters and deeply passionate about soccer, music, and travel. His childhood fascination with geography led him to collect atlases, globes, maps, and stacks of National Geographic magazines, filling his bedroom with symbols of his curiosity about the world. “He has been obsessed with geography and travel since he was a little boy,” Rachel said in a heartfelt speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
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News video: 'Hersh! It's Mom. stay strong, survive' |Tragic end of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

'Hersh! It's Mom. stay strong, survive' |Tragic end of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin 03:21

In a devastating development, the Israeli Defense Forces have recovered the bodies of six hostages from Gaza, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have expressed their condolences. Goldberg-Polin, among those abducted during the...

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