Houston Jewish Herald-Voice

Last year a tragic incident happened in Mumbai, India. Pakistani militants brutally attacked the city and targeted a Jewish Center among other sites. The center has now reopened to pay tribute to the victims. Content：This Jewish center in western Mumbai became a war zone when it was stormed by Pakistan-based militants in November last year. Nariman House was kept closed since the fierce gun battle of November 29th. Orthodox Jews and residents lit memorial candles at the center, one of the many sites targeted during the three-day rampage. [Rabbi Abraham Berkowitz, Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund]: (male, English) “Indians are not alone. What took place here was an attack, a barbaric attack, and every man, woman and child that wishes to live in freedom without fear. And therefore we all stand together, the men and women of goodwill all over the world to unite in solidarity and support of the victims and their families and to make sure that goodness and human values prevail for all.” Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, who ran the center, were killed in the attack. [Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Orthodox Jewish Movement's International Centers]: (male, English) “We vow that their (the couple) passing will not be in vain. The candle might have been extinguished but their flame keeps on flickering and would continue to glow brighter and brighter.” Their two-year-old baby son Moshe survived the attack. His nanny rushed him to safety while militants roamed the Jewish centre where the …