Modi’s moving message to 26/11 survivor

Jerusalem, December 2

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In a moving message, PM Narendra Modi has congratulated the Israeli boy who survived 26/11 Mumbai attacks, in which his parents lost their lives, by describing his story as a “miracle” which continues to “inspire” everyone.

Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg was a two-year-old toddler at the time of attacks at Nariman House by Pakistani terrorists. “As you make this important transition, the courage of [nanny] Sandra [Samuel] and prayers of the people of India will continue to bless you,” Modi wrote to Moshe, who celebrated his Bar Mitzvah yesterday. Pictures of Samuels holding the boy close to her chest had gone viral.

Bar Mitzvah is a ceremony for Jewish boys at the age of 13 which some Israeli scholars compare with upnayana or the thread ceremony. — PTI