Here are the latest public updates about Rachel Goldberg-Polin up to April 2026.
- News coverage and profiles since her son Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s abduction and death continue to highlight her advocacy and public engagement. Multiple outlets in late 2025 and early 2026 featured her role as a prominent voice among hostage families and her efforts to support others grieving and coping with loss.[1][2][4]
- In March 2026, USA Today ran a profile describing how she has transformed personal tragedy into activism, including public appearances and ongoing outreach to communities and leaders worldwide.[2]
- A March 2026 piece in Pretty Kosher announced a NYC book event where she would launch a new memoir, detailing grief, resilience, and the mother-child bond; event logistics and ticket information were provided.[3]
- Coverage of her memoir and public speaking continued through 2025 and 2026, with discussions of her book “When We See You Again” and related media appearances, including features and interviews across outlets such as ABC News and local Jewish media.[6][7][9]
If you’d like, I can pull more specifics (dates, venues, or quotes) for a particular event or provide a concise timeline of her public appearances and book-related activities. I can also search for more recent updates if you want the very latest.
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin need no introduction. Since their son, Hersh, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, taken hostage in Gaza and, later, murdered by his captors, the American-Israeli couple have become, for many, the personification of an entire nation’s pain. They didn’t want this. They […]
jewishpostandnews.caThe parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin took part in the Rabbi Lord Sacks Conversation to mark the launch of the new Koren Sacks Humash
www.thejc.comRachel Golberg-Polin, mother of slain October 7 hostage Hersh, will be on the Upper East Side to launch her new book. Here is how to get tickets for the event.
prettykosher.comThe activist, whose son Hersh was taken hostage during the 2023 Nova music festival attack in Israel and later killed after nearly a year in captivity, discusses her memoir "When We See You Again."
abcnews.comThe Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.comRachel Goldberg Polin endured a parent's worst nightmare. She's turning loss into a way to help others heal.
www.usatoday.com"I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness," she said.
patch.com