Bay Area event to raise awareness for Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin from Berkeley planned after parents’ DNC 2024 speech [Video]

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Friends of Hamas hostage and Berkeley native Hersh Goldberg-Polin are organizing an event in the Bay Area this weekend to raise awareness about needing to bring him home.

“This one is going to be in Berkeley, highlighting Hersh, and it is awareness-raising,” said family friend Aaron Katler, who is planning on going to the event. “A lot of people still don’t know what’s happening. They don’t know about Hersh’s story. They don’t know that there are eight American hostages still being held, in addition to the 109 hostages in total that are being held from all around the world. So this event is just raising awareness about Hersh’s story.”

It comes after a powerful speech from Goldberg-Polin’s parents at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday.

“Among the hostages are eight American citizens,” said Hersh’s mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin. …