Book Review: ‘When We See You Again,’ by Rachel Goldberg-Polin
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Hersh Goldberg-Polin, born in 2000, was one of six Jewish hostages killed by Hamas militants in a Gaza tunnel on August 29, 2024, after being seized from a music festival and nearby kibbutz in southern Israel.
- Hersh was described as a vegetarian who preferred beige foods, left-handed, and tragically lost his lower left arm in the attack before being executed.
- His parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, publicly pleaded for his release at the 2024 Democratic National Convention just days before his death.
- Rachel Goldberg-Polin authored a memoir, "When We See You Again," which serves as a tribute to Hersh and explores the enduring, shapeless nature of grief experienced by parents who have lost a child.
- The memoir emphasizes that grief is ongoing and never fully resolved, challenging conventional stages of mourning and highlighting the permanent impact of such loss.
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