LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2024: * * * The Simon Wiesenthal Center joins in mourning the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered by the IDF on Saturday. Goldberg-Polin's parents led the global campaign to generate support for the release of all hostages kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas. We pray for the recovery of all hostages alive and dead and denounc  more