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At Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s Funeral, A Beautiful Boy Remembered
Lior Zaltzman
September 3, 2024

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s funeral at Jerusalem’s Har Hamenuchot cemetery this Monday was packed. Crowds wearing red shirts, for HaPoel Jerusalem, Hersh’s beloved local team, flooded the road leading up to the space where mourners spoke about their loved one, waving flags and scarfs with messages from Bob Marley and against racism. There were secular and religious men and women, some waving yellow flags for the hostages, some holding or wrapped in Israeli flags. They sat on the rooftops of buildings and watched as Hersh’s parents, sisters and the country’s president speak. They walked with him on his final journey, this boy who loved to travel the world so much. They sang “El Maleh Rachamim,” a prayer of remembrance. READ MORE

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