Month: January 2022
United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27 January 2022
Videos prepared for the Holocaust Centre https://www.facebook.com/HCNZAotearoa World Jewish Congress Midday Wednesday 26 January NZT In advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and in observance of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, WJC Honorary Vice President and Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue, Rabbi Arthur Schneier – our good and dear friend and … Read more
Texas Synagogue Attack
The New Zealand Jewish community, like communities around the world, has been very shaken by the Texas synagogue hostage saga, which comes on top of years of increasing antisemitic hate crimes in America and elsewhere, including murderous attacks on Jews while at prayer. We are of course relieved that, after a long terrifying ordeal, the … Read more
NZ Jews thank Sir Robert Gillies and Māori Battalion
Media release NZ Jews thank Sir Robert Gillies and Māori Battalion “New Zealand Jews and Jews worldwide owe much gratitude to Sir Robert Gillies and his comrades of the 28th Māori Battalion for their contribution and sacrifice during World War 2,” said president of the NZ Jewish Council Stephen Goodman today. “We thank them for … Read more