Dozens of Moshes held hostage in Gaza: Uncle of 26/11 Mumbai attacks survivor

Dozens of Moshes have been held hostage in Gaza by Hamas said the uncle of Baby Moshe whose parents were killed by Pakistani terrorists at Nariman House during the Mumbai terror attacks 15 years ago as he compared the ongoing IsraelPalestine conflict to the 2611 attacksChildren held hostage in Gaza reminded him of what happened to Baby Moshe during the 2611 attacks said his uncle Moshe Holtzberg He was speaking to PTI in an exclusive interview from an undisclosed location in the USA ahead of the 15th anniversary of the 2611 Mumbai terrorist attacks carried out by Pakistanbased LashkareTaiba terroristsBaby Moshe who was two years old at the time of the attack was rescued by his Indian nanny Sandra Samuel when Pakistani terrorists killed his parents Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg and four visitors at Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Centre in Nariman House in Colaba on November 26 2008Speaking over a Zoom call Holtzberg said India understands the situation of hostages by just remembering what happened to Baby Moshe as he was held hostage during the 2611 terror attackThere are dozens of Moshes that are being held hostage right now and we all pray for the relief and release of all the hostages being held by the barbaric Hamas he saidSpeaking about Baby Moshe he said Baby Moshe is not a baby any more even though the entire India knows him as Baby Moshe who was incredibly saved by his nannyMoshe is 17 years old and right now he is studying for a medical seminar and pursuing Hasidic studies He is walking in the footsteps of his father Holtzberg saidWhen asked whether he spoke to Moshe about the ongoing conflict he said it was very important for himHe obviously understands what is going on as he is in Israel It is not something that you just talk about you live with it You live with it because there are missiles being fired every day said HoltzbergIt is not like there is a war just in Gaza There are missiles falling on Tel Aviv and Central Israel and any other place in Israel and people are hiding and just because they have an iron dome and selfdefence techniques that doesnt take away he saidThe fact is that Hamas is guilty of murder It is good that the country Israel has an iron dome That saves civilians but the reality is that terrorists from other sides are guilty as they try to kill people and steps need to be taken to avoid murderers from shooting at all he saidWhen asked whether the family is still in touch with Indian nanny Sandra Samuel Holtzberg said she is in touch with the familyRecently we went to my brothers burial site at Mount Olsen in Israel She goes there she attends from time to time Obviously there is a connection he saidThe fact that she saved Baby Moshe and the fact that my brother has an ongoing member and his family continues with his legacy The Jewish nation and my family are grateful to Sandra and we wish her well he saidWhen asked whether he or any other family member plans to visit Nariman House in Mumbai in the near future Holtzberg said This is something I have to make a decision uponprobably some family members are visitingNariman House that is continuing and has the museum I will recommend that every person if possible visit the museum in Nariman House You can see all the names of those who perished in the 2611 attack he saidThis will remind them of what was going on in the world To put things in respect and remind themselves how 2611 happened 911 happened and October 7 happened he saidWhen asked whether the world is a safer place to live Holtzberg said The world is honestly not a safe place right now We are seeing a situation in Israel from October 7 when Israel was terrorised and as a result after that Jews in America are also feeling unsafe in colleges campuses even in tenements just by the fact that they are Jews They are really feeling threatened intimidated and attackedSo the world is not a safer place Terrorism is alive unfortunately and has created such destruction and horror Any human being would not have thought of the horror that happened with Israel on October 7 he saidComparing the attack on Israel with that in Mumbai he said It is terrorism it is horrifying and its only for one reason because terrorism cannot stand democracies cannot stand countries that have democracies and cannot stand JewsThis is not a problem faced by Israel alone It happened in Mumbai The Indian nationalists Jewish victims and thats the way it was on 2611 and October 7 it was Jews and not only Jews they were hit by barbaric terrorism he saidThe lesson is we cant just pretend that we have to fight terrorism It is very important to take a proactive approach to fight terrorism he saidIn a message to the world he said The darkness will be chased away by light when Baby Moshe continues on with his father and mothers footstepsHe is growing up despite what the terrorists try to achieve to eliminate a Jewish family Thats exactly what they did on October 7 They tried to eradicate families just because they were Jewish and he is still continuing to find the odds I think that is the message the world will continueWhat terrorists tried to achieve on 2611 was to eliminate Jews in India The fact that by the help of his nanny and God he Moshe was able to be saved and redeemed and continue on his parents footsteps and continue studying and the Jewish legacy and adding the light to the world he saidThe message is good will ultimately defeat evil and we have seen that in life We should never forget because if we forgetterrible things will happen he said