Six years after the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai, one of the targets under attack is finally ready to reopen. The six-storey Nariman House, home of orthodox Jewish movement Chabad-Lubavitch, will be reopening on August 26.
Six people from the building, including Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, were killed in the 2008 terror attack.
Ever since, the Chabad-Lubavitch has continued its activities in temporary locations throughout the city as Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky and his wife Chaya serve as the organization’s directors here.
“This building was continuously operating until the attack,” said Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky in a press statement. “We’re not moving into a new building; we are returning to our original building and we will be continuing and expanding all the activities that took place here,” he added.
The reopening will also include the unveiling of plans for a $2.5-million Jewish Museum that will occupy the fourth and fifth floors of the building, stated the press release from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The museum which will be set up in the memory of the victims has been planned to keep the memories of the terror attacks alive.
“You can overcome challenges, even the most horrific of challenges. You can and must rebuild, and this project serves as a beacon of light and hope that evil will not prevail,” Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice- chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch said.
Nearly 25 Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis from across Asia will be present at the newly renovated centre for the Asian regional gathering of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis.
