From German soccer team honors murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin ahead of match
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Banners reading 'Shalom, salam, peace' and showing the colors and symbol of the Hapoel Jerusalem club's fan group 'Brigade Malcha' are held by fans of SV Werder Bremen in memory of murdered Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, prior to the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Munich in Bremen, northern Germany, September 21, 2024. (Axel Heimken/AFP)
Supporters of Germany’s SV Werder Bremen soccer club pay tribute to murdered Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin ahead of today’s friendly against Bayern Munich.
The fans hold a giant poster of Hersh alongside banners reading “shalom, salam, peace” and “may your memory be a revolution, achi!”
The banners are in both green and white, the colors of SV Werder Bremen, and red and black, the latter of which represent the Hapoal team that Goldberg-Polin was a fan of.
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