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BSA rejects Kick-off racial slur complaint

4 December, 2019

Kick-off racial slur complaint rejected by Broadcasting Standards Authority, 4 December 2019 The New Zealand Jewish Council is alarmed and disappointed by the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s decision not to uphold a complaint from a member of the public over the use of the word ‘Jew’ as a racist slur. The slur, aired on 13 June…

Abramic Fund for Victims of Christchurch Terror Attack

17 July, 2019

New Zealand Abrahamic Fund established for victims of Christchurch terrorist attack, 17 July 2019 Christchurch mosque victims gifted more than $1.1 million by International Jewish community today. Ceremony attended by members of the Jewish and Islamic communities, and the Mayor of Christchurch. More than $1 million raised by the Jewish communities of New Zealand, Australia and…

Sri Lanka – Terrorist Attack

23 April, 2019

Sri Lanka – Terrorist Attack, 23 April 2019 The New Zealand Jewish Council expresses its deep sorrow about the co-ordinated Easter Sunday terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. An attack on any house of worship is an attack on all houses of worship, as we have been painfully reminded in the last…