Bram Fischer was born on 23 April 1908. Happy Birthday to him.
Bram Fischer stood up for what he believed, and what he believed was that the former system in his home country (South Africa) was grossly unfair toward the larger part of the population. He went to prison for that thought. He was born on 23 April 1908. Happy birthday to him.Lawyer, born into a prominent Afrikaans family. He studied law in South Africa and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He became an active member of the Communist Party, while also reaching the heights of the legal profession. He defended those charged in the prolonged Treason Trial of the 1950s, and led the defence team at the 1964 Rivonia trial. In 1964, he was arrested and charged with membership of the then underground Communist Party, and in 1966 was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Comment by Iskandar — 29 April 2007 @ 6:39 am
I had never heard of him, but he sounds like a wonderful man.
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Comment by Fernando Olmos — 12 May 2007 @ 11:36 pm
Hey Rethabile
I found your blog about Bram Fischer & thought you might wish to see my latest documentary Love, Communism, Revolution & Rivonia - Bram Fischer’s Story which will be broadcast for the first time on Heritage Day at 3pm on the M-Net Channel.
Also, if you’re in Jozi, Cape Town, Pretoria or Durban you can see it on the big screen at Cinema Nouveau later this month as part of 3 Continents Film Festival www.3continentsfestival.co.za. It is a very personal story with a political spine & gives much insight into who Bram was & what motivated him to be the man he was - including some lovely 8mm footage he took of his family from 1942 to 1960 & just won the Jamesons Best SA Documentary Audience Award at the Encounters Documentary Festival which was great. His eldest daughter Ruth is basically my mother-in-law so making it was a real culmination & journey for me. Anyhow, just thought it was cool that you wished him Happy Birthday & thought you might wish to know more about him. Sharon Farr
Comment by Sharon Farr — 5 September 2007 @ 3:09 pm