After funeral, Baby Moshe leaves for Israel

The orphaned two-year-old baby Moshe and his nanny Sandra Samuel, along with his maternal grandparents, left for Israel tonight in a special Israeli military aircraft from Mumbai.

Baby Moshe, whose parents Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and Rivka were shot dead at Nariman House during the two-day seige by the Mumbai attackers, will stay with his maternal grandparents in Israel. Israel’s Ambassador to India Mark Sofer told The Indian Express tonight, “The baby, his nanny and his mother’s parents were taken by an Israeli air force plane at about 8 pm. The bodies of the parents were also taken, along with other bodies and their relatives in the same aircraft.”

Sofer, who has been camping in Mumbai for the last five days, attended a Jewish congregation earlier in the day where the two-year-old orphan was heard crying out for his father and mother during the memorial service.

The nanny was given a passport by the Mumbai passport office earlier in the day, following which an Israeli visa was immediately issued. “This is a very sad and difficult psychological situation for the family. She (Sandra) will probably stay with the maternal grandparents in Israel till such time the baby is comfortable in staying with them,” Sofer said, minutes after returning to Delhi late tonight.

He has since been handed to his maternal grandparents, Shimon and Yehudit Rosenberg, who flew to India from Israel immediately after the attacks. Moshe survived the attack after Sandra fled with him in her arms when militants captured the five-storeyed building which served as an educational centre, synagogue and a hostel for Israeli tourists.

In Mumbai, earlier in the day, Moshe, in a bright green T-shirt and blue shorts, was carried into a synagogue to attend a prayer meeting in memory of those killed.

Holding a ball in hand, Moshe who was orphaned on the day of his birthday, November 28, kept looking around. As the prayers started, Moshe could be seen getting fidgety and ended up crying for his parents. As the synagogue echoed with prayers, the entire gathering was seen crying or fighting back tears.

be seen trying best to hold back their tears.

“We found the child on the second floor. We had initially thought he was sleeping on the fifth,” said the caretaker of Moshe, who was rescued in a dramatic fashion by nanny Sandra Samuel.

Samuel, hiding in one of the rooms after having slammed the door on a terrorist’s face, rushed to the second floor after hearing Moshe yell out her name continuously. According to Israeli media reports, she saw the parents lying on the ground, apparently “unconscious”. She picked up the boy and and ran out into the safety of NSG commandos.

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CONSOLATION TO MOSHE OF ISRAEL by ajay sant on 2008-12-12 12:36:46.577234+05:30
dear moshe ,though Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and Rivka are not there ,may lord sai give you the strenth to face the life hereafter. now god is your parent, he will take care of you.he is your mother

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When does the violence end? by Lisa on 2008-12-03 21:29:09.322555+05:30
As a Muslim and a mother, my heart breaks for that little boy. Such needless, senseless violence. I sincerely hope that the criminals behind this vicious attach against these poor people are captured. There had to be more people involved than just the actual terrorist. I pray that God will always be with that little one, who has experienced more grief that most adults could bear.

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Anti-Terror Alliance.... by Rajesh on 2008-12-03 18:02:21.843064+05:30
I think it is time Hindus, Jews and Christians form an anti-terror alliance to counter the jehadi menance. Some sort of fast response team to help the victims, provide self-defence training, increase awarness and alertness about terror activities of Jihadi elements, help security agencies by collecting and providing field intelligence about suspected activities etc..

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Baby Moshe....... by D.Ray on 2008-12-02 13:44:52.153313+05:30
God, keep Moshe happy throughout his life. I am really crying for baby Moshe who lost his parents at an age of two. Wish he will succeed in his life.

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Save jews and hindus by Rajesh on 2008-12-02 01:09:24.826689+05:30
Now Israel is the only hope left for india. The indian politican scoundrels are shameless and inept. Specially as long as congress party exists in india, they will remain spineless to attract the muslim votes and indulge in minority appeasing resulting in mass murder and genocide of jews and hindus.Israel please save jews and hindus of india from the congress party scoundrels. The hindus will never learn any lessons and will continue to destroy themselves in the name of secularism.

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