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Saturday, December 13, 2008 Natalie # I'm looking for something. Can you guess what? Israel buries Mumbai attack dead - "Six Jews died at the centre, which was one of several places targeted in the attacks that left 188 people dead." "She [Sandra Samuel, Moshe Holtzberg's nanny] hid in a cupboard when the centre was attacked, but emerged to rescue the child after his parents were killed." "The Chabad centre was stormed on Wednesday evening by armed militants who seized hostages and fought a gun battle with Indian commandos. Indian forces eventually regained control of the centre, killing several gunmen, but six of the hostages were found dead." Officials quit over India attacks (An earlier headline, preserved in the header, was "Troops battle to end Mumbai seige.) "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka." Israel awaits Mumbai attack dead "The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka. Their two-year-old son survived." Mumbai victims from all walks of life "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his wife Rivkah, 28, were among six Jews killed in the Mumbai attacks. They were found dead at the Jewish cultural centre, known as Nariman House, which was one of the gunmen's key targets." Officials quit over India attacks (Has the header "Police declare Mumbai seige over", and seems to be a later version of the second story listed.)"The organisation confirmed that Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, had been killed alongside his wife, Rivka." Tense times for Mumbai's Jews "Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, were among the six people who died in the attack at Nariman House. " As it happened: Mumbai attacks 27 Nov - contains references to the Holtzbergs being held hostage. As it happened: Mumbai attacks - 28 Nov "A Brooklyn-based rabbi and his wife were killed in the siege on the Nariman House Jewish centre, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement confirms. Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were "the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai", it says." Jewish centre seized in Mumbai - contains a reference to the status of Rabbi Holtzberg being unknown at that time. (Emphasis added in all cases.) Comments: 10 (unread) - Biased BBC Home Laban # Today Programme - Stourton Out, Justin Webb In I'm sure others will have their say on this. Ed Stourton has been dropped from the Today programme to be replaced by North America correspondent and frequent star of this blog Justin Webb. Isn't Today anti-American enough ? Obviously not. Mark Damazer said: "Justin has been an outstanding voice on Radio 4 News and Current Affairs output. His work in the United States has been one of the joys of the network." Discuss. Comments: 33 (unread) - Biased BBC Home