Moshe Holtzberg, the son of Chabad Shluchim to India Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, received on Wednesday an entry visa to India.
India’s Ambassador to Israel granted Holtzberg the visa after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the visa six weeks ago. Holtzberg’s maternal grandparents, who are raising him, also received an entry visa.
During his visit to Israel, Modi met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Moshe, Sandra, and all four of Moshe’s grandparents.
Both Gavriel (Gabi) and Rivka were murdered in 2008 when Muslim terrorists entered their Chabad House and slaughtered them. Moshe’s life was saved by his nanny, Sandra, who managed to escape the area holding him in her arms.
According Moshe’s grandfather Shimon Rosenberg, Moshe plans to take his parents’ place as the Chabad emissary to India when he gets older.
“He was born there, and for him, that’s his home,” Rosenberg explained. “He wants to hold his bar mitzva in India, and go on a tour of the area to find his roots. Obviously, he will also visit the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe at the same time.”
“Moshe told me yesterday that the Indian Prime Minister said that when he’s eighteen, he can go back to India and be a Chabad emissary and the country’s Chief Rabbi.”
That built the community of Rosh Pina. I will never forget our visit there for Rosh HaSHana when Rabbi Berkovitz and the meharvim of Moshe’s father told us the Story of Rosh Pina. May his grand parents and all of the Jewish COmmunity continue to have nachas from him
its incredible how world is thankful and love Jews
To #5. Anyone born in the USA is a citizen regardless of the status of their parents. Other countries, as you stated, have more restrictions.
Probably was not born there but lived there! Was his home
Not every country has on their laws that a child born there is automatically a citizen.
Even in the US, that law is only if the parents are there legally, which makes the children of illegal aliens, aliens themselves, but somehow no one takes the time to read the constitution and just grant them citizenship regardless.
his mother probaby gave birth to him in Israel. too primitive there
took the words out of my mouth
If he wss born there, he’s an Indian citizen!!!!!!
I have tears from reading this