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Ruth Weiss

English and German author and anti-racism activist

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born: 1924
died: 2025
age at death: 101
known for: journalist, writer, economic journalist

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who ruth weiss is

Ruth Weiss was a German-born South African journalist and writer who focused on anti-racism in all its forms. She grew up as a Jew in Germany, emigrating to South Africa in 1936 where she became a self-taught journalist alongside her future husband. She was a well-known anti-apartheid journalist and activist, exiled by South Africa and Rhodesia for her writings. She worked in London for The Guardian, in Germany for Deutsche Welle, and in Zimbabwe, writing in both English and German. She finally lived in Denmark.

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