Moshe, 26/11 survivor, visits Mumbai

Moshe Holtzberg (centre), who lost his parents in the 26/11 siege at Nariman House in Colaba, visits Mumbai for the first time since their death, on Tuesday, January 16. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT )

Updated on: Jan 17, 2018 1:22 PM IST

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Moshe Holtzberg (centre), who lost his parents in the 26/11 siege at Nariman House in Colaba, visits Mumbai for the first time since their death, on Tuesday, January 16. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT )

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Israeli boy Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were killed by terrorists at Nariman House, with his maternal and paternal grandparents on Tuesday. (Bhushan Koyande/HT)

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Rehearsals underway for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Nariman House in Mumbai. Moshe and Netanyahu are expected to unveil a memorial for 26/11 victims on January 18. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT)

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Moshe came to Mumbai almost six months after he met PM Narendra Modi on July 5, 2017, and expressed a desire to visit the country. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT)

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11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg , who lost his parents during the 2008 terror attacks, arrives with grandparents at Nariman House. (Bhushan Koyande/HT)

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India issued 10-year multiple entry visas to Moshe and his grandparents, after the young boy told PM Modi that he wished to visit India. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT)

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Israeli officials and Nariman House members inspect the area before Netanyahu’s visit. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT)

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Moshe Holtzberg was saved by his Indian nanny Sandra Samuels during the 26/11 attacks. She managed to run out of the house with Moshe, who was just two years old then. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Schoolchildren walk past a wall pock-marked with bullet holes opposite the Nariman House. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)