NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 274, 16 November 1905, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY.

AueUaad Jews Start a Fund tar Russian Hebrews. The prevailing characteristic of the Jewish race always has been a readiness to help in sympathy and in kind breth ren in distress, and the Auckland Hebrews, stirred to their hearts, as all people have been, by the awful atrocities perpetrated by the Russian troops upon the unfortunate Jews resident in the country of the Czar, have already taken steps to re'ieve the brethren there. On Sunday last a special meeting of the con-

: gregation was held, and it was decided to appoint the Rabbi Goldstein and Messrs; S. Ziman (the treasurer) and W7~3iL Neuruegen (secretary of the Synagogue) as • a sub-committee to co.lect subscriptions for remission to the distressed Jews. This committee has within the week easily collected a considerable sum. Mr. S. J. Nathan (president of " ■ the Synagogue) has, therefore, been en- • J abled to transmit by this outgoing mail " to the London headquarters no less a 1 sum than £150. This is the preliminary collection, and it is hoped to send a further sum by the next malL Speed is, of course, an important factor in relief, and the money has in consequence been sent through by the ear iest mail. On Sunday next another general meeting of the congregation will be he'd in the Synagogue in the morning to discuss the matter an J to formulate protests- against - J the terrible affliction of the Jews as an " J affront on civilisation, and a'so to pass 1 motions of sympathy with the sufferers

' A JUXTING HI DUWEDIH.

i {By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent"; DUNEDIN, this day. At a meeting of Hebrew residents the only resolutions carried expressed sympathy with the persecuted co-religionists in Russia. Sympathetic ir,?ssages were received from the Primate, Bishop Neville and the Rev. Father Cleery. A subscription list was opened in the room. t and nearly £250 was subscribed. ■ CBj Teiejrapa.—Press Association.) • DUNEDIN, this day. A preliminary meeting of the Jewish ■ congregation carried resolutions of ■ sympathy with their eo-re'igionists ii. 1 Russia, thanking Mr Seddon for his ■ cable of sympathy and the press for their humane and* outspoken protest. The sum of £216 was collected in the room. Messages of sympathy were sent by the Primate, Father Ciery, and other non-Jewish citizens.

LONDON, November 15. The Chief Rabbi (Very Rev. Hermann • Adler) says he ia extremely gratified at , receiving messages of sympathy with the Jews in Russia from New Zealand and • Australia. i ST. PETERSBURG, November 15. - J The Metropolitan of the Orthodox j Greek Church at St. Petersburg- has telei , graphed to the Archbishop of Canterbury . thanking him for his message conveying the sympathy of the Anglican Church with Russia in her troubles.