17 Jul 2019

Jewish communities give $1M for mosque shooting victims

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 17 July 2019

Jewish community leaders joined Muslim officials in Christchurch today to hand over a million dollars raised for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. 

Following the 15 March shooting, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh raised more than $900,000 for Christchurch Muslims, and almost $70,000 was raised by Jewish communities in Australia. 

At a lunch time ceremony the cheque was given to The Christchurch Foundation and its CEO Amy Carter talks about how the money will be spent.

Dr Anwar Ghani (red) takes the Jewish visitors on a tour of a Christchurch Mosque.

Dr Anwar Ghani (red) takes the Jewish visitors on a tour of a Christchurch Mosque. Photo: Supplied