Re: Tony Greenstein: Tribute to Dennis Goldberg Archived Message
Posted by margo on May 6, 2020, 6:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Tony Greenstein: Tribute to Dennis Goldberg"
Goldberg was part of a small but effective group of anti-apartheid activists from the Jewish diaspora community... Joe Slovo, the Colemans, Ruth First (killed by a letter bomb posted to her by SA security police), Albie Sachs (arm blown off by a bomb), Ronnie Kasrils, etcetera Educated, privileged, highly principled. Many of these Jewish families had come out to South Africa from Lithuania and UK in late 19th century. A majority from this community didn't get involved and a significant number emigrated away (either during apartheid years or shortly after Mandela's release) to Canada, Australia, UK (eg the Baraitser family - from whence Assange's judge Vanessa Baraitser possibly springs, etcetera)
|
|