Ninety-eight-year-old German born Ruth Weiss is an international treasure. A celebrated anti-apartheid journalist and activist, she was exiled from South Africa and for many years lived in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). This year, Ruth addressed the Bundestag in Westphalia Germany on World Holocaust Day and returned to South Africa to receive the most important award that country bestows upon foreign dignitaries: the “Order of the Companions of OR Tambo”. Interviewed by Dr Michael Cohen, Ruth speaks of her experiences of Jewish activism, exile, and why her work continues to have relevance today.