A vigil was held in Culver City just hours after Israeli authorities said six hostages, including a California-born man, had been killed by Hamas.
A vigil was held Sunday evening in Culver City just hours after Israeli authorities shared the news that six hostages had been killed by Hamas after nearly a year in captivity. One of the slain hostages was 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a California-born man whose parents spoke at the Democratic National Convention last month and who has become widely known in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Sunday night's vigil was held at the site of a memorial exhibit dedicated to the Oct.
21, Rachel Goldberg said her son, whom she described as a fan of music and travel, attended the festival in Israel's Negev Desert with his best friend to celebrate Goldberg-Polin's birthday. Goldberg stood alongside her husband, Jon Polin, during a tearful speech. The parents, who have met with numerous political leaders in the months since their son's abduction, spoke at the Chicago convention 12 days before news broke of his death.
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