The Jewish community was represented broadly at the Democratic National Convention’s third night where Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the parents of a 23-year-old American hostage held in Gaza, brought the United Center to tears as they made the case that bringing the hostages home “is not a political issue.”
The Goldberg-Polins recounted the attack on Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, where their son Hersh was captured while attending the Nova Music Festival, held near the Gaza border.