Name: Mom of slain hostage asks her son to 'help us to rise again'
Uploaded: 9/2/2024 10:25:03 EDT
Duration: 121 h 23 min 20 s
Description: Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother, Rachel, spoke directly to her slain son at his funeral Monday, saying she had been "absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive. But it was not to be."

Mom of slain hostage asks her son to 'help us to rise again'

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother, Rachel, spoke directly to her slain son at his funeral Monday, saying she had been "absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive. But it was not to be."

September 2, 2024

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Mom of slain hostage asks her son to 'help us to rise again'

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother, Rachel, spoke directly to her slain son at his funeral Monday, saying she had been "absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive. But it was not to be."

September 2, 2024

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