Wellington - Synagogues and Jewish community centers in New Zealand are reportedly being closed on Saturday and Sunday, following Friday’s shooting attack at two mosques in Christchurch.

“For the first time in history synagogues in NZ are closed on Shabbat following the shocking massacre of Muslims in Church,” Israeli politician Isaac Herzog tweeted Friday.

Herzog added that “the Jewish Agency and the NZ Jewish Council stand in solidarity with the bereaved families. We are united in fighting violent hatred and racism.” Herzog was recently elected chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

The Wellington Jewish Community Centre on New Zealand’s North Island informed worshipers that on Facebook that the center would be closed on “police advice.”... Read More: CNN