Rachel Goldberg is on a nonstop mission to bring her son home from captivity, spending the past seven months on a valiant, heart-wrenching, and inspiring quest to rescue him from the grips of terror.
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was captured by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, while attending the Nova music festival. And since that day, his mother has fiercely fought for his safe return, with her courageous advocacy landing her a place on Time’s “100 Most Influential People of 2024” list.
Most recently, Goldberg has spoken out about Hamas’ decision to release an April 24 video of her son — footage that shows him alive at the time of its recording.
The video was the first visible sign since the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel that Hersh was still alive.
“It was a very surreal experience,” Goldberg-Polin told CBN News of the clip. “After 201 days, to suddenly hear Hersh’s voice was just unbelievable, indescribable, and to see him moving.”
However, she also explained the difficulty in seeing the obvious health impact of Hersh’s capture and captivity. Seeing her vibrant son before Oct. 7 juxtaposed against the video was tough.
Watch her explain:
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