• Naomi Scherr was one of two Americans killed in the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The 13-year-old Scherr and her father, Alan Scherr, were in the Hotel Oberoi when it came under attack by terrorists on November 26, 2008.FOX News: Virginia Father, Daughter Visiting India Confirmed Dead... The Washington Post: ...Professor, 13-Year-Old Daughter Killed... (November 28, 2008) CNN: Rabbi, wife among Mumbai terror deaths (November 28, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Naomi Scherr was shot to death during the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, IndiaNBC29 (Charlottesville, VA): Nelson Residents Dead in Mumbai
  2. Scherr's father, 58-year-old Alan Scherr, was also killed
  3. The Scherrs were traveling with a group of about two dozen people from the Virginia-based Synchronicity FoundationFOX News: Virginia Father, Daughter Visiting India Confirmed Dead...
  4. Synchronicity Foundation is a religious group based near Charlottesville, Virgina
  5. Alan and Naomi Scherr lived at the Synchronicity sanctuary, along with Naomi Scherr's mother, Kia ScherrFOX News: Virginia Father, Daughter Visiting India Confirmed Dead...
  6. Kia Scherr and the couple's two sons did not travel with the group to IndiaFOX News: Virginia Father, Daughter Visiting India Confirmed Dead...
  7. Four other members of the Synchronicity group in India were reportedly injured in the attackFOX News: Virginia Father, Daughter Visiting India Confirmed Dead...

• Statement from the Synchronicity Foundation

  "Naomi was a bright and lively young woman who loved spending time with people and living life to the fullest. She was passionate, if not a little mischievous, and will be fondly remembered by many of us for colorful hair styles and radiant energy."Synchronicity.org: To the Synchronicity Community...

• Locations Attacked

  1. Taj Mahal Palace and Tower
  2. Hotel Oberoi
  3. Cama Hospital
  4. Trident Hotel
  5. Ramada Hotel Mumbai
  6. Cafe Leopold
  7. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
  8. Nariman House

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