Rachel

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, grieving mother who fought for Israeli hostages’ return, says she feels like she failed

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the grieving mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage Oct. 7, 2023 and murdered nearly a year later, has kept her son’s room as he left it, with one exception.  There’s a ball of tape; each piece has a number on it. After her son’s abduction, Rachel started wearing a piece of … Read more

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh was abducted October 7 and murdered by Hamas: Grief is a

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Since Hamas launched a terror attack on Israel, two and a half years ago, and the war in Gaza began, far too many mothers, Palestinian and Israeli, have lost children. This is one mother’s story. Her name is Rachel Goldberg-Polin. She’s an American-Israeli who moved to Jerusalem 18 years ago with her husband Jon, and … Read more

Extended interview: Rachel Goldberg-Polin on grief after the death of her son, Hersh

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Anderson Cooper spoke with Rachel Goldberg-Polin, an American Israeli mother whose son, Hersh, was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 and then executed. Editor’s note: The video above is an extended version of the interview that was broadcast on 60 Minutes on Sunday, April 19, 2026. This extended version was condensed for clarity. Source link

Nonverbal 5-year-old who met Ms. Rachel over Zoom is released from ICE detention

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A 5-year-old nonverbal boy whose plight in a South Texas immigration detention center drew national attention after a video call with children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel has been released with his family, their attorney said Tuesday. Gael, who has significant developmental delays and other medical challenges, had been held for three weeks at the Dilley Immigration … Read more

Children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention

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The boy in the grainy video feed sounded desperate. “I don’t want to be here anymore,” he said. “Nothing is good here.” Since early March, 9-year-old Deiver Henao Jimenez had been held with his parents at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, where children have complained of limited education, lights that never turn … Read more