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Religious books rescued from Christchurch Chabad House

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

Nearly 1,000 religious books have been rescued from the heavily damaged Chabad House in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Chabad House is located in the city\’s downtown, near the epicenter of the major Feb. 22 temblor that claimed more than 165 lives, including three Israelis. Days after the quake, a rescue worker, at risk to his own life, removed the Chabad center\’s two Torah scrolls.

Memorial to be built for Israeli New Zealand quake victims

Jewish Journal April 12, 2011

A memorial will be built in memory of the three Israelis killed in the recent earthquake in New Zealand. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday in Christchurch that Israel would pay for the memorial to backpackers Gabi Ingel, Ofer Levi and Ofer Mizrachi, who were among the more than 165 victims of the Feb. 22 disaster.

Demonstrators protest Israeli Knesset speaker’s New Zealand visit

Jewish Journal April 4, 2011

Scuffles erupted between New Zealand police and anti-Israel demonstrators who were protesting a landmark visit by Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin. About 25 protesters, mostly from pro-Palestinian and socialist student groups, were met Saturday night by a strong police presence outside the Auckland Hebrew Congregation, where Rivlin was giving the keynote address to 250 members of the Jewish community.

Brothers reunite with hidden ‘sister’ after 65 years

Jewish Journal March 24, 2011

During a teary-eyed meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, 70-year-old Elli Mantegari met members of the family who hid her for almost two years in Nazi-occupied Holland. The reunion brings an end to a search that has lasted 65 years.

Policeman rescues Torah scrolls from Christchurch rubble

Jewish Journal March 3, 2011

Two Torah scrolls buried under the rubble of the Chabad house in Christchurch, New Zealand, have been saved. Rabbi Shmuel Friedman, who escaped from the Jewish outreach center with an Israeli backpacker when a devastating earthquake struck Feb. 22, was trying to salvage remnants of the building in central Christchurch on Wednesday when he was stopped by a police detective, Chris Bell.

Two more Israelis dead in New Zealand quake

Jewish Journal March 1, 2011

Two more Israeli bodies were identified in New Zealand, and at least two others remain missing since last week’s devastating earthquake. The dead Israelis, Ofer Levy and Gabi Engel, 22-year-olds from Rehovot, were found in Christchurch Tuesday by New Zealand search and rescue personnel, Israeli officials confirmed. The families were notified Tuesday morning in Israel.

Several Israelis still missing in New Zealand

Jewish Journal February 23, 2011

Up to four Israelis who were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time remain missing and are feared dead. On Wednesday, Israel\’s consul to New Zealand, Teddy Poplinger, said that his staff is working to contact all Israelis who were reported to be in the area of the quake when it struck on Tuesday.

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