Ruth First: Relentless fighter against South African apartheid
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Heloise Ruth First was a South African scholar and activist known for her relentless opposition to South Africa’s apartheid policy. Ruth was born on May 4, 1925, to Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda in Johannesburg, South Africa. Julius was a furniture manufacturer born in Latvia. He migrated to South Africa when he was 10 years old. Matilda had come to South Africa from Lithuania when she was 4.
Ruth First: Relentless fighter against South African apartheid
Ruth First: Relentless fighter against South…
Ruth First: Relentless fighter against South African apartheid
Heloise Ruth First was a South African scholar and activist known for her relentless opposition to South Africa’s apartheid policy. Ruth was born on May 4, 1925, to Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda in Johannesburg, South Africa. Julius was a furniture manufacturer born in Latvia. He migrated to South Africa when he was 10 years old. Matilda had come to South Africa from Lithuania when she was 4.