Families of ‘Beautiful 6’ murdered hostages organize evening of song
All Israelis invited to gather in Jerusalem Sunday in memory of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Or Danino and Alex Lubanov, slain by their terrorist captors
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
The families of the “Beautiful 6,” six hostages murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at the end of August last year, are gathering for an evening of song and unity on Sunday evening in Jerusalem’s Safra Square.
The six hostages killed by their captors in Gaza were Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Or Danino and Alex Lubanov.
Their emaciated bodies were found days later by IDF forces during the fighting in Rafah, in a tunnel deep below Gaza, after being shot by their captors.
The evening of song and prayer will take place April 27 at 8 p.m., in Safra Square, outside Jerusalem’s City Hall, between Israel’s two national days of mourning: last week’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and this coming Wednesday’s Memorial Day.
“Join us and the other families of the beloved six,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Hersh’s mother, said in a social media post. Let’s sing together, let’s sit together.”
Goldberg Polin and Jon Polin emphasized that the evening is not political. They said that anyone is welcome, religious or secular, fans of opposing soccer teams or people with different political outlooks.
“It’s just to come together, not for political reasons, to support the hostages and their families,” said the Goldberg-Polins.
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