Published date
28 August 1908
On 28 August 1908 Eli Weinberg was born in Libau, Latvia. Weinberg was a trade unionist and communist party member. He co-founded the African Garment Workers' Union in Cape Town and he was jailed and banned several times under Apartheid law. Besides his role as an activist, Weinberg was also a renowned photographer. He died on 18 July 1982 in exile in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
References
Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography.|
Remembered, (1908 - 1981), "Obituary for Eli Weinberg (1908 - 1981)", from Remembered, [Online] available at remembered.co.za [Accessed : 22 August 2013]