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• Chabad Lubavitch is an international Hasidic Jewish organization founded in Russia more than 250 years ago.Chabad Lubavitch Global Network: About Two members of Chabad Lubavitch, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka Holtzberg were killed during the Mumbai terrorist attacks on Nariman House the weekend of November 28, 2008.Newsday: Chabad-Lubavitch leaders call for courage after killings (November 29, 2008)

  The word Chabad is an acronym in Hebrew which means "wisdom, knowledge and understanding." Lubavitch is the Russian town where the organization was first founded. Chabad Lubavitch is guided by the teachings of seven Rabbi leaders, called "Rebbes."Chabad Lubavitch Global Network: About

  The organization offers numerous social and religious services to Jews across the world.Chabad Lubavitch Global Network: About Newsday: Chabad-Lubavitch leaders call for courage after killings (November 29, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Modern incarnation of the organization was founded in 1940Chabad Lubavitch Global Network: About
  2. Headed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson until his death in 1994Chabad Lubavitch Global Network: About
  3. Runs Chabad houses in hundreds of countriesChabad Lubavitch Global Network: About
  4. About 200 Jewish families live in MumbaiNewsday: Chabad-Lubavitch leaders call for courage after killings (November 29, 2008)
  5. Chabad houses offer kosher dining and a rest spot for foreign travelersNewsday: Chabad-Lubavitch leaders call for courage after killings (November 29, 2008)

• Quotes

  "You know how to face adversity and challenges. Keep strong and continue to forge ahead with courage and fortitude in the service of our people and mankind, to make this world a better place to live - for all." - Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chabad Lubavitch spokesperson, on the deaths of the HoltzbergsNewsday: Chabad-Lubavitch leaders call for courage after killings (November 29, 2008)

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