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… Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on … War , and his sister, Isie, was married to the General. Fischer attended the local farm school where two teachers had … all within one larger and ill-equipped room. However, Fischer was a bright student and advanced quickly. She went …

… Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer was born on 23 April 1908 in the Orange Free State. … into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, at the time a member of the Bloemfontein Bar. Percy … opinions became less unorthodox.In 1943 he helped  A. B. Xuma  revise the  African National Congress’ (ANC) …

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… jailed in 1964 under the 90-day detention act. At Abram Fischer’s trial in 1964, under the Suppression of Communism … Security Police. His testimony led to the conviction of Fischer and 13 others, who were charged with membership of … and was detained in July 1964. On completion of the Fischer trial, Beyleveld encountered total ostracism and …

… for six months in 1963. In November 1965 when  Bram Fischer  (who worked with the Defence Team in the  Rivonia … he became a state witness in the second trial of Bram Fischer,because he had been a link between key underground …

… through letters, and at one point, during the trial, Bram Fischer and his wife, Molly Fischer , smuggled their letters in and out of prison. … among the fifteen accused in what became known as the Bram Fischer Trial in 1964, in which Fischer and thirteen other …

… detained with the  aim of making him testify in the Bram Fischer Trial, but Heymann refused.  Issy Heymann died in …

… and called to give evidence at the trial of the late Bram Fischer , Chairman of the South African Communist Party …

… the guidance of Violet Weinberg and SACP chairman, Bram Fischer .  Dinat’s involvement in banned political activity … tortured, and called to give evidence at the trial of Bram Fischer.  Ramnie was pregnant at the time, and queued daily …

… secretary for the FEDSAW. Shope got to know Bram Fischer very well, and in 1966 the ANC convinced her to leave …

… Goldberg was joined by his former Rivonia lawyer Bram Fischer , who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for … and conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government. When Fischer fell victim to cancer in 1974, Goldberg was instrumental in caring for Fischer, recording his treatment at the hands of warders, …

… committee, comprised of Moses Kotane , Yusuf Dadoo , Bram Fischer , Michael Harmel , Rusty Bernstein , and Vernon … that had decided to dissolve the CPSA. Kotane, Dadoo, and Fischer had supported the decision to dissolve the CPSA, …

… and went on hunger strike and was released. When Bram Fischer went underground in 1965, one of the first things he … he developed a strong friendship with the SACP leader Bram Fischer whom he held in very high esteem.After his release …

… and her husband were among the fifteen accused in the Bram Fischer Trial . In the early hours of the morning on 3 July … had been forced underground. On trial were Barsel, Bram Fischer , Ivan Schermbrucker, Norman Levy , Ann Nicolson, Eli …

… Weinberg’s father was later arrested together with Bram Fischer , detained for seven months and imprisoned for five … non-stop for 70 hours concerning the whereabouts of Bram Fischer. Weinberg had a brother, Mark who was deaf as a …

… to study at Oxford University where he completed his B.A (Hons) and a Diploma in Education in 1923. During his … founding president. One of Marquard students was Bram Fischer whom he recruited into NUSAS and assigned him the … rank of Lieutenant colonel and subsequently awarded the M.B.E. (military). While serving the army he wrote a book on …

… of the Communist Party. The trial of ‘The State vs. Bram Fischer and Thirteen Others’ began on 16 November 1964 at the … guilty.  However, eleven of the defendants, including Bram Fischer (who had by this time gone underground) were found …

… Ronnie’s group. In Johannesburg, Eleanor reported to Bram Fischer , the Communist Party leader. The unit then moved to … of the country. In the wake of the Rivonia arrests, Bram Fischer, asked her to consider remaining in Durban where she …

… at its Conference. Williams worked closely with Bram Fischer in bringing together the Legion and the Congress of …

… trial for 90 days, later charged and tried in the Bram Fischer trial. On 16 November 1964, the trial opened in …

… defendants, all white people, in a trial defended by Bram Fischer , then the leader of the SACP. Middleton pleaded …

… again in September 1964 he was arrested together with Bram Fischer and imprisoned for seven months. His application for … Clingman, S. (1998) Bram Fischer Afrikaner Revolutionary , David Philip: Claremont, …

… trial for 90 days, later charged and tried in the Bram Fischer trial.They lost all they had, status and financially, … Steven, B.,  Villa Baker - Eulogy to a fallen Comrade , from South …

… Albert Luthuli . He together with Issie Maisels and Bram Fischer became leading lawyers for the defence in political …

… was elected the member for Vredefort and became Abraham Fischer's Minister of Agriculture. He was a delegate to the … was elected the member for Vredefort and became Abraham Fischer's Minister of Agriculture. He was a delegate to the …