The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has presented a book of condolences with letters from affiliated Jewish communities around the world, in recognition of the victims of the massacre that took the lives of 50 people last month at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand.
A WJC delegation presented the book to Deputy Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, Mr. Finnian Cheshire, in New York on Monday.
Cheshire spoke of the current efforts being undertaken by the New Zealand government to contend with the aftermath of the attack, including the combating of hate speech and underscoring the importance of interfaith relations.
A special Royal Commission of Inquiry has been established, Cheshire said, to investigate the Christchurch attacks.
He also told the WJC delegation that the attack completely changed the outlook of citizens in New Zealand on their perception of hatred in their own country.
Read the full article here on the worldjewishcongress.org.
See the full Book of Condolences here.
