The 2 major centers of New Zealand Jewry are Auckland and Wellington. Jews began to arrive in New Zealand in The Early 1800's. Many were active in commerce with Australia and The United Kingdom. As gold was discovered on South Island, Jews spread all over New Zealand. In The 1900's Jews settled in New Zealand from The United Kingdom. Recently, Jews have also immigrated to New Zealand from South Africa. New Zealand even had a Jewish Prime Minister, Julius Vogel, who was often compared to Benjamin Disraeli.
Topic: New Zealander Jewish History (Read 1960 times)