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Nariman House
Building in Mumbai, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nariman House, designated as a Chabad house (Hebrew: בית חב"ד Beit Chabad),[1][2][3] is a five-storey landmark in the Colaba area of South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[1] The building was home to a Chabad house, a Jewish outreach centre run by Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who had owned the building since around 2006. The centre had an educational center, a synagogue, offered drug prevention services,[4][5][6][7][8] and a hostel.[9][10]
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Nariman House | |
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![]() Front view of the Nariman House a week after the 26/11 terrorist attack | |
Former names | Nariman House |
Alternative names | Chabad house |
General information | |
Type | Modern |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | Colaba, Mumbai, ![]() |
Address | 5 Hormusji Street, Colaba |
Coordinates | 18.916517°N 72.827682°E / 18.916517; 72.827682 |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Owner | Chabad India Trust |
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The building was attacked during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and six of its occupants, including Holtzberg and his wife, who was six months pregnant, were killed. Their two-year-old son Moshe survived the attack after being rescued by his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel.