India – A year and a half ago after he lost his parents, Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, to a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, 3-year old Moishie Holtzberg is being offered compensation by the Indian government.
According to a report by Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, Indian representatives had asked Israel authorities how to get in touch with Shimon Rosenberg, Moishie’s grandfather and guardian, for the purpose of giving Moishie a monthly stipend and any other assistance.
Moishie is already receiving a stipend from Israel as a victim of a terror attack, but the Israeli legal system decided there was no reason why he shouldn’t receive another stipend from India.
The Indian offer has ramifications for the families of Benzion Chruman, Aryeh Leibush Teitelbaum, and Yocheved Orpaz – the other 3 Israelis killed in the terrorist attack – and possibly Norma Rabinowitz, a Mexico Jewess who planned to make aliya after her visit in India, who was also murdered in the attack.
Rav Rosenberg was surprised at the Indian offer, and pleased that “they were taking responsibility.” Rav Rosenberg had written to President Shimon Peres and Interior Minister Eli Yishai asking them to give citizenship to Sandra Samuel, Moishie’s Indian nanny, who has been caring for Moishie in his grandfather’s home in Afula since the attack.
If Moishie’s monetary compensation is public knowledge then India looks good. Their government seems compassionate and that is what every government wants; to gain favor with the people, even people from other countries. So when gvernments see that paying or otherwise assisting victims of terror will make them look good they will do it too. This will be a good thing.
i think i go with no. 5
i realy dont think they need to advertise it in poblic
this should have happened years ago when other Jews were killed by terrorists
but Moshiach NOW, AD MOSSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn’t they do the attack?
They should pay. Literally.
thats the way it should be!!!!
s.h.