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Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, were killed during one of the worst terrorist attacks to strike India in recent memory.

With profound sadness and deep sorrow we received the definitive news a short while ago, confirming the brutal murder of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah holtzberg…

Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, India was established in December, 2003…

India’s worst terrorist attack in history has stretched into its 40th hour, and the fate of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, directors of Mumbai’s Chabad House, is still unknown.

Much of the gunfire in one of India’s worst terrorist attacks occurred near the Chabad-Lubavitch center run by Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg.

Three people, including the son of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, walked out of Nariman House, home to Mumbai, India’s Chabad-Lubavitch center. The fate of the parents are unknown, but it is believed they are still inside.

Hundreds of thousands of Jews worldwide continue to pray for the welfare of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, directors of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India. Officials in New York and Israel, however, are growing increasingly concerned with each passing hour.

Once again, terrorism has reared its evil head, this time in Mumbai (Bombay) India. Our Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Community Center, located in Nariman House in the Colaba district, is still occupied by the terrorists.

Despite press reports to the contrary, the funerals of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who perished at their Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, will likely not happen before Monday afternoon.

Condolences are pouring in from capitals around the world in the wake of one of India’s worst terrorist attacks.

Less than an hour before suspected Islamic terrorists stormed the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, its directors were discussing matters of faith with a visiting Israeli backpacker.

Following a tearful memorial ceremony for the terror victims recovered from the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, family members and the deceased are in transit to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.

Rabbi Bentzion Kruman took the kosher supervision job that would eventually take him to India so that he could purchase a home. He was one of the victims recovered from the Mumbai Chabad House.

A gray-coated Israel Air Force jet carrying six Jewish victims of the India terror attacks landed at Ben Gurion International Airport just before midnight Monday, ferrying its precious cargo on the last leg of its journey before expected burials on Tuesday.

Live coverage of funeral services for Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg from Kfar Chabad Israel

Thousands of people are reciting Psalms in Kfar Chabad, Israel, awaiting the memorial service for Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the directors of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, attacked by terrorists last week.

In the hours following the tragic news that six people perished inside the central Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, Jewish women across North America heeded a call to light Shabbat candles in the merit of those whose lives were cut short.