A Critical Mission: Jon and Rachel Goldberg-Polin's Quest To Prevent Further Suffering

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

'Blessed by God to have had my son,' parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak out. Jon and Rachel Goldberg-Polin speak with Dr. Phil and discuss their ongoing commitment to advocating for hostages and choosing to live purposefully amid grief. They are continuing Hersh’s legacy by working to help and save others still in captivity, fostering a message of life and resilience. Dr. Phil encourages a collective response to moral dilemmas faced by society, stressing the urgent need for communal support against terrorism and for hostages' families. More information: https://drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Apathy is what can create the most problems for those that are still held captive.
0:05.4	We can't live with apathy.
0:06.8	We must have urgency and you guys say it's so very well.
0:10.7	Hope is mandatory.
0:12.7	It's not a suggestion and it's not advice. We are breaking into programming right now with this special report here on Dr. Phil's
0:28.0	merit TV. Dr. Phil is joining us at the desk right now with a Merit TV exclusive and Dr Phil thank you for joining us.
0:36.0	This is going to be a riveting conversation.
0:38.0	Well, sadly it is.
0:40.0	This is a family that I've met and come to know and have followed very, very closely and a wonderful family.
0:50.0	I can't tell you how close-knit they are and how devoted these parents are.
0:59.0	Let's just jump right into it.
1:02.6	Joining me now are Rachel and John Goldberg Poland,
1:07.8	parents of Hersch Goldberg, Poland.
1:11.3	Rachel, John, thank you so much for joining us today.
1:16.4	Thank you for having us.
1:18.0	Well, I'm so glad to talk to you, but I am so very sorry for the the occasion so very sorry for the
1:27.7	reason we all know that your son H Hirsch, was abducted from the Nova Music Festival on October 7th.
1:38.8	You saw horrific videos of him
1:45.0	being abducted, injured during that abduction with regard to his arm.
1:46.0	You later saw a video of him that did not seem at all like him
1:51.0	because of the way he was speaking and the way he looked and then a later video close to the time of what was hoped to be a release and then finding out that in fact you
2:06.9	had lost him and I have sent my condolences from Robin and myself before now, but let me say to you, I to I, how very, very sorry I am that this has come to the outcome that it has.
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