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    This Israeli couple's son is in enemy hands. They're determined to get him back

    by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times Oct 10, 2023 4 minutes
    Jonathan Polin, 53, from left, Rachel Goldberg, 53, recounts their last interactions with their missing son Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who went missing after Hamas launched a surprise attack and breached Israeli borders, taking hostages, while family members and friends show up to support them at their home in Jerusalem, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.

    JERUSALEM — Their eyes red from exhaustion and worry, Jonathan Polin and his wife, Rachel Goldberg, sat Tuesday in a corner of their Jerusalem living room, now converted into a makeshift command center with one aim: finding their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

    It had been five days since Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old California native, left a family dinner celebrating the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah to meet up with his best friend. Goldberg kissed her son goodbye, expecting to see him the next day, Saturday.

    The following morning, however, air-raid sirens reverberated throughout Jerusalem shortly after 8 a.m. — the first sign there of the that would swiftly grow into the . Stepping out of her apartment building's underground shelter for a moment, Goldberg switched on

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