Jews, American Indians, Turks, Pope Pius, all did what they could during the Great Hunger. Among the surprising people who donated to the Irish famine relief were Tom Thumb and Abe Lincoln.
Learn about how the New York Jewish community made donations to Ireland during the era of the Great Famine. A previously unknown act of kindness by the Jewish community in New York sending relief for the Irish Famine was uncovered in 2010.