Jewish centre reopens in Mumbai

Published August 27, 2014
Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz (2nd L) is seen with representatives from various faiths at a gathering at the Jewish cultural and religious centre Chabad House in Mumbai on November 17, 2009, during a service of remembrance for victims of the militant attacks in the city in 2008.— File photo by AFP
Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz (2nd L) is seen with representatives from various faiths at a gathering at the Jewish cultural and religious centre Chabad House in Mumbai on November 17, 2009, during a service of remembrance for victims of the militant attacks in the city in 2008.— File photo by AFP

MUMBAI: A Jewish centre in Mumbai reopened on Tuesday, nearly six years after heavily armed militants stormed the building and killed six people inside during the 2008 attacks on the city.

One of several high-profile targets assaulted by the gunmen, Chabad House in south Mumbai was left bullet-ridden and bereft of its directors Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his pregnant wife Rivky, who were both slain in the siege.

They were among 166 people killed in the three-day onslaught in November 2008, which also targeted luxury hotels, a popular cafe and a train station.

The refurbished five-storey building includes a synagogue, a cafeteria and a function room for the Jewish community. On the top two floors, due to be turned into a museum, damage from the bullets and grenades has been kept as reminders of the tragedy.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2014

Opinion

Editorial

Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...
New terror wave
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy.
Development costs
27 Mar, 2024

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the...
Aitchison controversy
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools.