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Business News/ Photos / Chabad House, one of the targets of 2008 Mumbai attacks, reopens

Chabad House, one of the targets of 2008 Mumbai attacks, reopens

Six years after it was attacked by militants, Chabad House, a Jewish centre in south Mumbai, reopened on Tuesday. The five-storey building, which was heavily damaged, has been refurbished but the top two floors have been left as they were after the attacks as a memorial.

A man inside one of the rooms at Chabad House in Colaba, Mumbai on 26 August, 2014. The refurbished five-storey Chabad House has a synagogue, a cafeteria and a function room for the Jewish community. AFP

1/6A man inside one of the rooms at Chabad House in Colaba, Mumbai on 26 August, 2014. The refurbished five-storey Chabad House has a synagogue, a cafeteria and a function room for the Jewish community. AFP

The centre’s directors Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his pregnant wife Rivka, who were slain in the siege. They were among the 6 people killed in the building during the 2008 attacks. AFP

2/6The centre’s directors Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his pregnant wife Rivka, who were slain in the siege. They were among the 6 people killed in the building during the 2008 attacks. AFP

Candles placed around a placard marking the spot where Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg was killed. Chabad House was established as an open house for visiting Jews and the local community by the Holtzbergs. It is one of 4,000 such houses in 73 countries. AFP

3/6Candles placed around a placard marking the spot where Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg was killed. Chabad House was established as an open house for visiting Jews and the local community by the Holtzbergs. It is one of 4,000 such houses in 73 countries. AFP

Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz, director of Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund visits Chabad house, six months after the attacks. HT

4/6Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz, director of Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund visits Chabad house, six months after the attacks. HT

In this file photo Indian commandos are airdropped into Chabad House, where the armed militants were holding hostages on 28 November, 2008. HT

5/6In this file photo Indian commandos are airdropped into Chabad House, where the armed militants were holding hostages on 28 November, 2008. HT

A young boy peeps through a hole made by bullets on the wall of a bakery near Chabad House. The locals have a mixed response to the reopening, fearing the centre might be a target again, given recent events in Gaza, according to an AFP story. HT

6/6A young boy peeps through a hole made by bullets on the wall of a bakery near Chabad House. The locals have a mixed response to the reopening, fearing the centre might be a target again, given recent events in Gaza, according to an AFP story. HT

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