He was born Albert Louis Sachs, in Johannesburg, to parents who had emigrated from Lithuania when it was still part of the Russian Empire. Under the Tsar’s rule, Jews throughout the empire were subjected to constant discrimination and frequent outbursts of mob violence, with the open encouragement of the state.

Memories of this oppression informed the Sachs family’s view of their new country, where native Africans were denied many of the rights freely granted to European immigrants.

Guest: Judge Albie Sachs - Retired Judge, Author, Human Rights Activist – now turned RadioMan