Eli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born

Updated: 25 Aug 2020

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.

How we know this

01Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography.
02Remembered, (1908 - 1981), "Obituary for Eli Weinberg (1908 - 1981)", from Remembered, [Online] available at remembered.co.za [Accessed : 22 August 2013]

Last updated · 25 Aug 2020

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Eli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011315

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South African History Online. "Eli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011315.