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Rabbi, Wife Slain in Mumbai Jewish Center

Other US victims were Virginia man and his teenage daughter

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 28, 2008 2:32 PM CST
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(Newser) – The massacre in Mumbai has left at least four Americans dead: A Brooklyn-raised rabbi and his wife, and a Virginia man and his teenage daughter. Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and Rivka Holtzberg, 28, were slain at a Jewish center they helped run. Family and friends in Brooklyn have one speck of good news: The couple's nanny managed to escape with their 2-year-old son, Moshe. “Today, he became an orphan,” a rabbi in Brooklyn told the New York Daily News. 

The other victims were Alan Scherr, a former art professor, and his daughter Naomi. Both were shot at the Oberoi hotel. The pair, members of the Synchronicity spiritual group, had traveled to Mumbai on a religioius pilgrimage. Naomi hoped to write about the trip as part of her application to a new school next year. Synchronicity called Scherr a “passionate meditation teacher who inspired many people to begin a journey of self-awareness."

This undated family photograph shows Alan Scherr, his daughter Naomi and wife Kia,
This undated family photograph shows Alan Scherr, his daughter Naomi and wife Kia,   (AP Photo)
Israeli rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka are among the hundreds that were killed during the Mumbai attacks.
Israeli rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka are among the hundreds that were killed during the Mumbai attacks.   (AP Photo)
The rabbi and his wife will be buried in Israel, and Rivka Holtzberg's parents are in India taking care of their 2-year-old son, Moshe, who was rescued earlier.
The rabbi and his wife will be buried in Israel, and Rivka Holtzberg's parents are in India taking care of their 2-year-old son, Moshe, who was rescued earlier.   (AP Photo)
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Newser001
Nov 28, 2008 4:30 AM CST
Shalom Alechiem, Rabbi Gavriel & Rivka Holtzberg.

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Scherr's daughter planned to write about experiences with ashram
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Families of Synchronicity members struggle to locate loved ones
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