Ruth Weiss (writer)

Ruth Weiss (26 July 1924 – 5 September 2025) was a German-born South African journalist, writer and anti-apartheid activist. Born in 1924, she fled Nazi Germany with her family and settled in South Africa in 1936. She became a journalist and wrote extensively about racism, apartheid and political developments in Southern Africa. She later lived and worked in Rhodesia, the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark. She died in 2025. Quotes The pen, properly wielded, has its effect. The injustices of the world can be objected to only by constantly publishing the truth and openly protesting against all racism and discrimination. SA Jewish Report Don’t remain neutral – get involved and fight for equality. There’s no ‘we and them’ only ‘us’, as we’re all human beings. SA Jewish Report The most important thing was probably the experience that people are not the same, but they are equal. Ruth Weiss Racism is unacceptable. Social injustice is unacceptable. Anywhere. Everywhere. Patterns of Prejudice Blacks under apartheid—Jews under the swastika. Was it all that different? The New York Times External links Category:1924 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Women journalists from South Africa Category:Women authors from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Women born in the 1920s