Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka were members of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. In 2003, the couple moved to India to serve the Jewish community of Mumbai at the Jewish Chabad center, which is also known as the Nariman House.The New York Times: Brooklyn Rabbi and His Wife Are Caught in the Mumbai Attacks - NYTimes.com (November 27, 2008)
Both Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were in the Nariman House when it came under attack by terrorists on November 26, 2008. The couple was among the six people who were killed at the Jewish center during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.The Daily Telegraph (AU): Special Forces...Roof Raid in Mumbai Jewish Centre (November 28, 2008) The Holtzbergs were laid to rest on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives on December 2, 2008.CNN: Israel buries victims of Mumbai attacks (December 2, 2008)
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Ran the Nariman House, the headquarters of Mumbai's Hasidic Jewish community
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Operated the synagogue and taught Torah classes with wife Rivka HoltzbergCNN: Israel buries victims of Mumbai attacks (December 2, 2008)
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Gavriel Holtzberg performed weddings for Jewish couples in MumbaiCNN: Israel buries victims of Mumbai attacks (December 2, 2008)
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Gavriel and Rivki Holtzberg had two children, Moshe age two and another boy who is institutionalized in Israel with the fatal genetic disease Tay-SachsCNN: Israel buries victims of Mumbai attacks (December 2, 2008)
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Thousands of mourners gathered in Israel for the Holtzbergs' funeral in Israel on December 2, 2008CNN: Israel buries victims of Mumbai attacks (December 2, 2008)
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