Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the son of Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg
Was held hostage for almost 11 months, until his body was recovered from a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on 31 August 2024
My Story
Hersh Goldberg-Polin was reportedly working with an initiative that was using soccer to bring Israeli and Palestinian children together. He decorated his bedroom with artwork bearing the message “JERUSALEM IS EVERYONE’S” in English, Hebrew and Arabic. He had reportedly planned a two-year world travel trip that was to have started during the last week of December 2023, two and a half months after he was abducted. Goldberg-Polin served in the Israel Defense Forces and completed his mandatory service in April 2023.
