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Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s New Book Is Simply ‘Pain In Words’

JL;DR SUMMARY Rachel Goldberg-Polin's new book, "When We See You Again," captures the universal experience of grief through a deeply personal lens — the tragic loss of her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage and killed by Hamas in 2024. 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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HamasResilienceRachel Goldberg PolinGriefLoveHersh Goldberg PolinHostagePainJewish Mothers

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Israel
"The book is about two things and two things only, and that is love and pain, Goldberg-Polin told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency."
Washington DC, United States
"You may have seen her tears on the stage of the Democratic National Convention in 2024, flanked by her husband, Jon."
New York, United States
"In a recent interview with Good Morning America, she said that in her advocacy for her son and the rest of the hostages, she found herself channeling the stateliness of Meryl Streep."
New York, United States
"His words, she likened in an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes this week, to shocking, life-affirming CPR from beyond."

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