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Some of the Israelis who were chosen to light Independence Day torches shared their emotions and revealed their warm personalities when they spoke with Arutz Sheva Sunday. Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg - whose daughter and son-in-law, Rivki and Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, were murdered in Mumbai - will be accompanied by his grandson Moishie when he lights the torch. He spoke of his feelings and those of Moishie.

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Another tragedy befell the family of Mumbai attack victims Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg on Tuesday, as long-term illness claimed the life of the couple's 4-year-old son. Dov Holtzberg, the brother of Moshe who was saved from the terrorist attack in Mumbai last month by his Indian nanny, had been struggling with a genetic illness since birth. Over the past few years, while his parents and younger brother resided in the Chabad House in Mumbai, Dov had been hospitalized at a nursing institution in Israel under the care of his grandparents. His body will be laid to rest later on...

VIDEO From Drew Griffin and Paula HancocksCNN (CNN) -- A 2-year-old survived an attack that took the lives of his parents, thanks to a quick-thinking nanny who grabbed the boy and dashed past gunmen to safety. Sandra Samuel and Moshe Holtzberg were the only ones to survive a siege on Mumbai's Chabad House last week. Those at the Chabad House were among 179 people killed last week when gunmen targeted several sites across Mumbai, including two luxury hotels, a train station and a hospital. As the siege at the Chabad House began, Samuel heard the commotion, locked the doors...

(IsraelNN.com) Rebbetzin Rivkah Holtzberg, the slain Chabad representative in Mumbai who was laid to rest in Jerusalem's Mount of Olives cemetery along with her husband Gavriel on Tuesday evening, was five months pregnant at the time of her murder, according to a report by Yeshiva World News. Shimon Rosenberg, the grieving father of Rivkah, made the surprise announcement during his eulogy. Rosenberg and his wife will continue to care for Moshe, the 2 year-old son of Rivkah and Gavriel. The Rosenbergs have acquired an Israeli visa for Sandra Samuel, the Indian nanny whose rescue of the Holtzberg's son was praised...