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Hyman Marks, a Jewish refugee from Poland

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Hyman Marks, a Jewish refugee from Poland

Some of the Jews who arrived in New Zealand in the 19th century were escaping persecution in Russia and Poland (part of which was then under Russian rule). Hyman Marks, a Polish Jew who arrived in 1861, was a major benefactor of Christchurch Hospital. His bust still stands in the hospital’s foyer.

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John Wilson

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Ann Beaglehole, Refugees – 1870s–1940s: refugee groups, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3864/hyman-marks-a-jewish-refugee-from-poland (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ann Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.