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Netflix's 'The Diplomat' Season 4 Honors Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
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The fourth season of Netflix's "The Diplomat" features a tribute to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza. The episode recounts a World War II anecdote about a soldier named Hershel Polin saving a father from a grenade, mirroring Goldberg-Polin's life and his friend Aner Shapira's actions during the October 7 attack. Goldberg-Polin's mother, Rachel, acknowledged the tribute, appreciating efforts to preserve hostage stories. The series was created by Debora Cahn.
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- Netflix's 'The Diplomat' season 4 honors Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza.
- The episode tells a World War II story of a soldier named Hershel Polin saving a father from a grenade.
- Goldberg-Polin's left arm was lost to a grenade during the October 7 Hamas attack.
- His friend Aner Shapira died throwing back grenades at the Nova music festival.
- Goldberg-Polin was abducted on October 7 and killed in captivity in August 2024.
- His mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, appreciated the tribute to keep hostage stories alive.
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