Here are the latest publicly reported items about Rachel Goldberg-Polin:
- The Jewish Chronicle published a piece in November 2025 highlighting Rachel Goldberg-Polin and her husband Jon Polin speaking at the Rabbi Lord Sacks Conversation alongside Daniel Taub, touching on their advocacy and the ongoing impact of their son Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s case [source mention: The JC article published 2025-11-24].
- USA Today ran a March 2026 feature about how Goldberg-Polin has transformed personal tragedy into public grief support, detailing her role in message-taking and healing for hostage families and broader communities [source mention: USA Today, 2026-03-02].
- A March 2026 profile notes her new memoir and related press tour, including coverage of her journey from loss to advocacy and her participation in public events around the release [source mention: USA Today excerpt and related press coverage 2026-03-16].
- Multiple outlets reported on her book tour in New York and related media appearances in early 2026, emphasizing themes of grief, resilience, and the bond between parent and child following Hersh’s abduction and death [source mention: March 2026 coverage, including PrettyKosher piece 2026-03-16].
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin need no introduction. Since their son, Hersh, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, taken hostage in Gaza and, later, murdered by his captors, the American-Israeli couple have become, for many, the personification of an entire nation’s pain. They didn’t want this. They […]
jewishpostandnews.caRachel Goldberg Polin endured a parent's worst nightmare. She's turning loss into a way to help others heal.
www.usatoday.comThe Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.comRachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring
www.usnews.comRachel Golberg-Polin, mother of slain October 7 hostage Hersh, will be on the Upper East Side to launch her new book. Here is how to get tickets for the event.
prettykosher.comThe parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin took part in the Rabbi Lord Sacks Conversation to mark the launch of the new Koren Sacks Humash
www.thejc.com"I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness," she said.
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