Gavriel Holtzberg

Rabbi
Gavriel Noach Holtzberg
גבריאל נח הולצברג‎
Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg; גבריאל נח הולצברג‎
	Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg
Personal
Born	9 June 1979; Kiryat Malakhi, Israel
Died	26 November 2008 (aged 29); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American and Israeli
Spouse	Rivka Rosenberg
Children	Menachem Mendel (2003–2006); Dov Ber (2004–2008); Moshe Tzvi (b. November 2006);
Parent(s)	Nachman and Freida Holtzberg
Occupation	Rabbi of Mumbai Chabad House
Buried	2 December 2008; Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel
Residence	Mumbai, India

Gavriel Noach Holtzberg (Hebrew: גבריאל נח הולצברג; June 9, 1979 – November 26, 2008 (1st of Kislev, 5769) was an Israeli American Orthodox rabbi and the Chabad emissary to Mumbai, India, where he and his wife Rivka ran the Mumbai Chabad House. He was also a religious leader and community builder for the local Jewish Indian community,^[3]^[4]^[5] and led the Friday-night Shabbat services at the Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue.^[6] Holtzberg and his wife were murdered during the 2008 Mumbai attacks perpetrated by the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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^ ""Jerusalem funeral of Mumbai rabbi", Australian Jewish News, 3 December 2008". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
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^ "Questions churn about attackers". The Commercial Appeal. 30 November 2008.
^ Morton, Michael (27 November 2008). "Ashland man worries for friend in Mumbai". The MetroWest Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
^ Kahn, Jeremy (3 December 2008). "Jews of Mumbai, a Tiny and Eclectic Group, Suddenly Reconsider Their Serene Existence". The New York Times. p. A16.