RACHEL GOLDBERG HAD HOPED THE NEXT TIME THEY WOULD BE ADDRESSING A CROWD, IT WOULD BE WITH THEIR SON, HIRSCH, AT THEIR SIDE. >> WE BECAME ABSOLUTE CERTAIN THAT YOU WERE COMING HOME TO US ALIVE, BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE. >> INSTEAD, IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS IN JERUSALEM MONDAY, THEY BORE THE PAINS OF LOSING THEIR 23 YEAR OLD SON. >> FOR 23 YEARS, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THE MOST STUNNING HONOR TO BE HIRSCH'S MAMA. I'LL TAKE IT AND SAY THANK YOU. I JUST WISH IT HAD BEEN FOR LONGER. >> HIRSCH GOLDBERG, POLAND AND ISRAELI AMERICAN, WAS AMONG SIX HOSTAGES THAT ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAY WERE MURDERED BY HAMAS LAST WEEK. OFFICIALS SAY THE SIX WERE KILLED SHORTLY BEFORE ISRAELI FORCES WERE SET TO RESCUE THEM. THEIR BODIES FOUND IN A TUNNEL BENEATH THE CITY OF RAFAH IN GAZA. HIS PARENTS, ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO, SPENDING THE PAST YEAR TRYING TO SAVE THEIR SON HIRSCH. >> WE FAILED YOU. >> WE ALL FAILED YOU. >> MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, YOUR DEATH IS TO STONE THE FUEL THAT WILL BRING HOME THE REMAINING 101 HOSTAGES. LONNIE NASSIR, WITH THE JEWISH UNITED FUND, MET WITH HIRSCH'S MOTHER IN ISRAEL A FEW WEEKS AGO. >> HE, TOO, HOPES AS THE OUTRAGE GROWS OVER THE DEATH OF THESE HOSTAGES, THAT A CEASE FIRE DEAL IS MET AND REMAINING HOSTAGES WILL BE BROUGHT HOME. >> IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE THIS ONE SIDED NARRATIVE THAT IT HAS TO BE THE PRIME MINISTER AND ISRAEL THAT MUST MAKE CONCESSIONS ALL LEADERS OF FREE COUNTRIES SHOULD BE PUT IN GREAT, GREAT PRESSURE ON HAMAS TO GIVE UP AND SAY NO MORE. >> HERSH'S MOTHER FINDING SOME PEACE IN HER SON'S DEATH. >> FINALLY, MY SWEET BOY. FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY. YOU'RE FREE. >> ASKING HIRSCH FOR THE STRENGTH HE HAD FOR MORE THAN 300 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH A LIFETIME WITHOUT HIM. I WILL LOVE YOU, AND I WILL MISS YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. I JUST HAVE TO TEACH MYSELF HOW TO FEEL. YOU IN A DIFFERENT WAY