Ruth Weiss

Overview

Ruth Weiss (née Löwenthal) born Fürth, Bavaria June 26, 1924. German pacifist; author and journalist; authority on African cultures; opposed Apartheid. Exiled from Germany, 1936; later exiled from Southern Rhodesia and South Africa, 1968. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.

Quotations

"Life is a never-ending learning process. I learned everyone is unique, yet everyone has equal rights. I learned it is essential to defend such rights, to respect the rich diversity of cultures." (http://bit.ly/1uE6NyM; photo word.world-citizenship.org)