An Evening with Rachel Goldberg-Polin: MJF Women’s Philanthropy 2026 Siganture Event

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Since then, the couple, who are dual American-Israeli citizens, have become full-time hostage advocates. They have been speaking worldwide about Hersh’s abduction and fighting for all of the hostages to be freed. Almost a year after being stolen, on day 330, the IDF announced that Hersh had been murdered by Hamas in a tunnel in Gaza. Despite the devastating loss of their son, Jon and Rachel became tireless global advocates for the freedom of all the hostages kidnapped by Hamas.

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