Wolfie Kodesh (April 6, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was a South African Communist party activist. Kodesh was born in the Transvaal mining town of Benoni. He became involved with the South African Communist party in 1938, selling the leftwing newspaper, the Guardian.

Early life

Wolfie Kodesh's paternal grandparents arrived in South Africa after fleeing the pogroms in

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. His mother, Fanny Shapiro, came from East End in

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. His father ran a hansom cab business which collapsed during the great depression of the 1930s. After his parents separated, Wolfie, his twin sister and brother moved to

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where they joined their mother.

References

1918 births 2002 deaths Members of the South African Communist Party Members of the Order of Luthuli {{SouthAfrica-politician-stub