Moshe's grandpa praises Indians for seeing his family's suffering as their own on the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 tragedy

 Moshe's grandpa praises Indians for seeing his family's suffering as their own on the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 tragedy

When ten Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists from Pakistan carried out the devastating 26/11 assaults, Moshe was barely two years old. He lost both of his parents, Rabbi Gabriel and Rivka Holtzberg, in the assault on Nariman House, better known as Chabad House."

"Moshe lost both of his parents, Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and Rivka Holtzberg, in the horrific 26/11 assaults, which were carried out by ten Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists based in Pakistan when he was only two years old. At the Chabad House, also called Nariman House.

"Indians are aware of the events that transpired on this day fifteen years ago. Moshe's grandpa Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg told PTI, "You recall the tragedy that affected our family and the descendants of other Israelis as well."

He continued, "I want to convey that I, my wife Yehudit and the son Moshi (Moshe) also feel this and want to thank all of you in India for your identical sentiments for the tragedy that has seized us and all of you. "has impacted."

Amidst the devastating assaults on Israel's soil, he said, "This year especially illustrates the way terrorists want to murder Jews but we continue hope for peace all over the world." The Islamic Hamas terrorist organization and the latter are at war. October 7th.

Moshe's parents were in Mumbai at the time of the 26/11 attacks as representatives of the Chabad organization.

Images of Moshe cuddling up to his grandma Sandra's breast after her valiant gesture of saving Moshe's life from a terrorist assault went viral.

"Moshe is doing well and learning in yeshiva," remarked Rabbi Rosenberg. Every other weekend, Sandra, who is in Israel, spends time with us after traveling from Jerusalem. She is a part of our family and will always be so."

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The Israeli government gave Sandra honorary citizenship and the title of "Righteous Gentile," a unique distinction bestowed upon those who put their lives in danger to rescue Jews during the Holocaust.

This year, on November 13, in accordance with the Hebrew calendar, the family gathered in Afula for their yearly prayers in honor of their loved ones. Because of the state of affairs in Israel, he made the decision not to pray in Jerusalem this year.

Moshe urged the whole community to discover strategies to fight terrorism last year in an impassioned recorded video message, saying that "no one has to go through what he went through."

He related how Sandra "risked her life to save him" and how he grew up in Israel with his grandparents, Rabbi Shimon and Yehudit Rosenberg, who were rearing him as their son. He also related his fortunate escape.

These are his mother's side grandparents.

Ten terrorists from Pakistan entered into South Mumbai by boat on November 26, 2008, and they assaulted a number of locations, including the Jewish community's Chabad House. 166 people were slain in the indiscriminate assault, including six Jews and eighteen security guards.

Many Israelis still find great emotional resonance in the 26/11 attacks, believing that "a shared pain" is what unites India and Israel.

As we approach the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Israel reiterated this week that Lashkar-e-Taiba is a terrorist organization.

The Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs jointly stressed in an official statement that in order to highlight the importance of a united global front in fighting terrorism, their rapid growth and extraordinary listing of Lashkar-e-Taiba the company on this date Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat separately reiterated the development to PTI, saying this had originally been done in 2013 but is now formally on record. "Whereas Israel lists solely those terrorist organizations that are actively operating against it within or around its own borders or in a similar manner to India - which are globally recognized by the UNSC or the US State Department." As.

Since many people saw 9/11 as a "shared pain," the fury is growing as a result of annual remembrance activities in Israel that condemn the unnecessary deaths and honor the terrorist attack masterminds. Justice is sought in opposition to.

In the southern seaside resort of Eilat, a Jewish outreach network called Chabad presented a plaque in memory of the six Jewish victims of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2021.

Six Jews were among the 166 people who died at the Chabad House as a result of the terrorist assault.

Leaders and politicians in Israel have demanded again and time again that those responsible for this heinous act be "brought to justice."

Images of Moshe, the small child left orphaned by the vicious assault, have aroused curiosity and outrage on a large scale.

In a taped message, Moshe recalled his 2017 encounter in Israel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, "He hugged me warmly and was really excited and invited me to visit India with my grandparents."urged to participate."

Later, in 2018, during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India, the young athlete traveled there with his grandparents.

"I express my gratitude to him (Modi) for his kindness and warmth," the young athlete, who aspires to become the director of Mumbai's Chabad House, said.

A long-term multiple-entry visa was also given to the family in order to make their trip to India easier.