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Rose Zwi
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Rose Zwi (1928–2018) was a Mexican-born South African and Australian novelist, historian, and anti-apartheid activist. A prominent member of the Black Sash, her literary work explored themes of exile, Jewish immigration in South Africa, racial segregation, and the moral responsibilities of white citizens under apartheid.
Quotes
They came from the shtetl to a new land, to a new life. Another year in Africa, they said, another year in exile.
Another Year in Africa, Sydney: Spinifex Press, 1993.
No amount of privilege can insulate us against the reality of the world outside our high walls.
Another Year in Africa, Melbourne: Spinifex Press, 1993.
For me as a craftsman, the act of creating art should complement the act of creating shelter for my family or liberating our society.
Rose Zwi Profile — South African History Online, SAHO Archives.
Memory is not merely a record of the past; it is the moral foundation upon which we resist present tyranny.
Last Walk in Naryshkin Park, Melbourne: Spinifex Press, 1997.
Living under apartheid forces every individual to decide whether silence is a form of active complicity.
Safe Houses, Melbourne: Spinifex Press, 1993.
External links
AustLit Australian Literature Record: Rose Zwi
Category:Novelists from Australia
Category:Anti-apartheid activists
Category:Women from South Africa
Category:1928 births
Category:2018 deaths