Rivkah Holtzberg

Rivkah Holtzberg

Israeli Rivkah Holtzberg (born 1980) was killed along with her husband Gavriel Holtzberg Nov. 26, 2008, during terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

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'Army without weapons' fights back after attacks

From:   www.afp.com
The storming of a Jewish cultural and religious centre in Mumbai by Islamist gunmen one year ago left six people dead and a deep scar in the psyche of the Jewish outreach movement that ran the site. Among the victims were Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his pregnant wife, Rivki, 28, who had come to India's financial capital from New York five years earlier to establish an open house for visiting Jews and the local community. "Their holy space was violated in the most brutal, evil fashion," said Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz, director of a relief fund set up after the attacks by the Chabad-Lubavitch ... Read Full Story

no words. picture.

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The father of Rivkah Holtzberg, who was killed along with her husband Gavriel during the terror attack on the Chabad house in Mumbai, India last month, held a menorah-lighting ceremony at his Afula home Sunday evening. Moshe Holtzberg, the murdered couple's 2-year-old son, lit the first Hanukkah candle. Read Full Story

Mumbia, the City Will Change…But What’s the Cost

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From:   jvoices.com
Mumbai, India is a city of 18 million people and many visitors. A place where the Jews have lived for over 2000 years without feeling any kind of threat, where we have lived and flourished. We have grown with the city and the city has grown with us. Jews here will never forget the time they spent with Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg at the Shabbat table in the Chabad House . Rabbi Gavriel and his wife Rivkah touched the lives of countless strangers that became guests, and new friends who quickly became old friends. During the terror attack the Rabbi, his family and guests were ... Read Full Story

Mumbai Memorial

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I have refrained so far from commenting about the events that occurred in Mumbai, India. I just didn't have what to add to that which was being written nor did I feel that any contribution of mine could change what occurred nor ease anyone's pain. Then today, I read the article below and decided that no comments from me were necessary. This says it all. No last respects for martyred couple - Shmais by Rabbi Shimon Posner Within less than a week they went from virtually unknown to Rabbi and Mrs. Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, directors of Chabad of Mumbai to 'the Holtzbergs' to ... Read Full Story

Welcome to our wikizine about Rivkah Holtzberg

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Rivkah Holtzberg". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
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Video: Mumbai Memorial
A memorial commemorating the first yahrtzeit, anniversary of passing, of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg and their four guests who were brutally murdered in the Chabad House in Mumbai. The evening features an address by Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg (Gavriel’s father), and musical presentations by Latino singer Moshe Nunez and the famed chassidic singer Avraham Fried.  
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New York – Mumbai Memorial – Live Broadcast
New York – A memorial commemorating the first yahrtzeit, anniversary of passing, of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg and their four guests who were brutally murdered in the Chabad House in Mumbai. The evening features an address by Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg (Gavriel’s father), and musical presentations by Latino singer Moshe Nunez and the famed chassidic [...]  
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