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Mumbai's Chabad House, which lay soaked in blood during the 26/11 terror attack, is a unique symbol of love that fell victim to hatred towards the people of Israel, the country's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said today. He was addressing people at the Chabad House, or Nariman House, in south Mumbai, after meeting 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg whose father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka were killed along with six others there during the terror strike over nine years ago. (Image: Reuters)
Moshe's father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka, who were then running the Chabad House, a Jewish cultural-religious centre, in south Mumbai, were killed with six others during the 26/11 terror attacks. Samuels, Moshe's nanny, managed to escape with the toddler. (PTI Photo) -
Moshe Holtzberg, who as a toddler survived the terrorist attack on Chabad House in south Mumbai in November 2008, prayed at the synagogue there today for the miracle which kept him alive, said his grandfather. (PTI Photo)
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The Israeli prime minister thanked Moshe for hosting him and showing him his room in the Chabad House. (AP Photo)
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Moshe, who now lives in Israel with his grandparents, came to Mumbai on Tuesday, returning to the place where he was orphaned nine years ago. (PTI Photo)
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"This place is a unique merge between love for Israeli people and the hatred towards the people of Israel. The nation of Israel is known for salvation," Netanyahu told the gathering in Hebrew. (PTI Photo)
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Moshe, who received a memento from Netanyahu, in his short address invited the Israeli prime minister for his `Bar Mitzvah' (a coming-of-age ritual which Jewish boys undergo when they turn 13). (AP Photo)
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Terming his escape from the terrorists a miracle, Moshe thanked God for saving his life. He also thanked Netanyahu for keeping his promise of bringing him to India with him. (AP Photo)
In all 166 people, including foreigners, were killed in the attack by 10 Pakistani terrorists, who brought the megapolis to its knees before nine of them were eliminated. Ajmal Kasab, the lone perpetrator to be caught alive, was later convicted and executed. (AP Photo)
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