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Mumbai Shliach Not Found

BREAKING NEWS: Hours after a series of coordinated bombs and gun attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai the local Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Gabi and Rivka Holtzberg are nowhere to be found. One of the bombs went off near the Chabad House on Hormusji Street. "We are waiting for them to contact us," Holtzberg's worried mother-in-law told COLlive.com. Full Story, Photos

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kapital chof x3
November 27, 2008 10:46 pm
tehillim chof
November 27, 2008 10:31 pm

oi aibeshter genug shoin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hob rachmanus.ad masai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G up
November 27, 2008 9:28 pm

ye, writing things here will really make a difference..show some sopport

Tehilim
November 27, 2008 8:22 pm

Tehilim chof

HAW SICIRIE WAS IT
November 27, 2008 7:45 am

HAW SICIRIE WAS IT

Times of India Update
November 27, 2008 2:01 am

‘Jewish rabbi, family being held hostage by Mumbai gunmen’ 27 Nov 2008, 1021 hrs IST, AFP MUMBAI: A Jewish rabbi and his family have been taken hostage by gunmen involved in a string of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India’s Jewish Federation told. “The name of the place is Chabad house in South Mumbai. I hear commandos are storming the apartment block, which is a four-storey building. A rabbi is in there with his family,” Indian Jewish Federation chairman Jonathan Solomon said. “I don’t know the number of gunmen in there. I don’t know how many family members are in there,”… Read more »

Live Online Coverage
November 27, 2008 1:42 am

You can watch live online coverage of the developments in Mumbai (including Nariman House) here ->
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/video_streaming.php

Phone systems do not crash in India ever
November 27, 2008 1:01 am

I sympathise with your concern and anguish and as an Indian we live through these terror attacks and pray for everyone’s safety – we think India is still a safe country and hope for a safer future and personal safety of all – I am sure they will be found safe – but the phone lines could be jammed because of the current horror and hopefully you should be able to establish contact.

People:
November 27, 2008 12:13 am

This is crazy. Where is the world coming to?! we need moshiach now! do a mitzva for all the people injured and in danger

from debka
November 26, 2008 11:49 pm

——————————————————————————– Six Israelis possibly among scores of Western hostages in Mumbai November 27, 2008, 6:20 AM (GMT+02:00) Taj Palace, Mumbai, under terrorist attack The Israeli foreign ministry situation room has been unable to reach 5 Israeli families who were staying at the Chabad center in Mubai when al Qaeda gunmen staged coordinated attacks on 11 mostly tourist locations across the city Wednesday, Nov. 26. They left more than 100 dead and another 300 injured. CNN reported the bodies of two adults and a boy were found outside the Chabad center which has been seized by the terrorists who may be… Read more »

Nariman House
November 26, 2008 11:13 pm
say tehillim!!!
November 26, 2008 10:19 pm

just saw on cnn live that terriosts are holed up at nariman house the chabad house…at 10:25 est..

john
November 26, 2008 9:56 pm

i hope shmuel k can see this here is your twitter link http://search.twitter.com/search?q=nariman+house branch out to use other search items

Tehilim
November 26, 2008 9:51 pm

their son is משה צבי בן רבקה is also with them.

all our hope is on hashem
November 26, 2008 9:49 pm

oh!! hashem help

what is your source for this:
November 26, 2008 9:09 pm

UPDATE 7:15 pm EST: CNN/IBN reports gunfire is still going on in Nariman House (the Chabad House), close to the BP gas station which was blown up. “Jewish and Israeli families are trapped.”

dont forget hashem is all over
November 26, 2008 8:52 pm

i am sure that this sluchom have a extra smureh from hashem. may hashem help thay should be safe אמן

Tracht Gut Macht Gut
November 26, 2008 8:50 pm

According to CNN live a few minutes ago (5:55am Mumbai time) the Nariman House (clearly stating Chabad House) is still under hostage by the terrorists as per the reporter standing outside the Chabad House stating there’s an eary silence as they await for the commandos to storm the building. 25 minutes ago there was an unconfirmed report that “a woman who has been living in the Nariman House for the last 2 years drove away in a taxi” but the reporter kept on repeating that these are all unconfirmed and there are many conflicting reports. 10 places have ben attacked… Read more »

john
November 26, 2008 8:41 pm

since this is a ongoing millitary operation please say tehillim for the rebbes shluchim there who ar doing their work besimcha and have that zchus

to #4, what's wrong with #2?
November 26, 2008 7:18 pm

it’s a response to #1, of course.

“You’d better hope it’s only jammed phone lines”.

Tehillim!
November 26, 2008 7:17 pm

everyone please say Tehillim! this is not a joke

My God
November 26, 2008 7:14 pm

May hashem help them!!

Did they have security there around the Chabad House? is it anti Semitic?

TO COMMENT # 2 AND COL
November 26, 2008 7:09 pm

SOME PEPOLE OUT THERE ARE REALLY SICK AND I KEEP SEEING IT OVER AND OVER WHEN YOU HAD THE RUBASKIN STORY UP I WONT REPEAT THE COMMENTS BUT PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND USE SOME COMMENT SENCE WHEN YOU SEE A COMMENT LIKE THAT AND DONT POST IT THANK YOU

trach gut vet zein gut
November 26, 2008 6:24 pm
you better hope its only that
November 26, 2008 6:17 pm
nothing unusual
November 26, 2008 6:00 pm

phone lines are jamed sothey are not able to use phone

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