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Jon Polin, father of slain hostage Hersh: Jews should 'lean in to the pain' this Passover

JL;DR SUMMARY Jon Polin, father of hostage victim Hersh Goldberg-Polin, discusses the profound impact of his son's death and the captivity of 59 hostages on celebrating Passover, urging Jews to emphasize the somber realities over festivities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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PassoverIsraeli PoliticsHostage CrisisUnityHersh Goldberg PolinJewish SolidarityCommunity ResilienceSymbolic GesturesSymbolic RitualsCritique Of Leadership

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Hello, and welcome to the Haaretz Podcast. I'm Alison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Hirsch, a dual Israeli-American citizen, was kidnapped to Gaza after fleeing the terrorist attack on the Nova Festival."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"These two issues also drove the headlines. How does it make you feel that the questions, of the hostages and the ceasefire talks and the ongoing war, seem to be not an afterthought, but really clearly third on the agenda? And of all reports between the two parties to the meetings in Washington, the Israeli side and the American side, it seems to be the Trump administration that's pushing the hardest for diplomatic progress."
Vatican City, Lazio, Italy
"They spoke at the White House, the United Nations, they spoke to the Pope at the Vatican, and they were on the podium at the Democratic National Convention."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Hirsch's funeral was a moving ceremony in Jerusalem, a mix of family, friends, dignitaries, and his fellow fans of Hapoel Jerusalem, his favorite soccer team."
Budapest, Pest, Hungary
"And you also criticized the Netanyahu's decision to extend a diplomatic trip. Last week to Hungary, so he and his wife could spend the weekend there."

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