Harry Schwarz
South Africa Ambassador to United States
In office 1991 – 1994
President	Frederik Willem de Klerk Nelson Mandela
Preceded by	Piet G. J. Koornhof
Succeeded by	Franklin Sonn
Leader of the Opposition
In office 1963 – 1974
Majority	33%
Born	May 13, 1924 (1924-05-13) (age 83) Cologne, Germany
Spouse	Annette Schwarz
Children	Jonathan, Michael and Allan Schwarz
Occupation	Solicitor
Religion	Jewish

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Harry Schwarz was the leader of the opposition in South Africa in the the Northern Transvaal for the United Party from 1963 to 1972. In 1975 he created the Reform Party. He was Opposition spokesman on Finance. From 1991-1995 he was ambassador to the United States. He was the first South African ambassador to the Bahamas. He was in the minority opposition for over 40 years. He was also on the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. He is regarded as one of the great South African public speakers. Flag of Transvaal For the Russian theme park, see Transvaal Park. ... The United Party was South Africas ruling political party between 1934 and 1948. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Reform Party was created by a group who left the United Party led by Harry Schwarz on February 11 1975. ...

Refugee form Germany

Harry Heinz Schwarz was born to Fritz Schwarz and Elma Schwarz in Cologne, Germany. He arrived in South Africa as a Jewish refugee from Germany in 1934. He traveled onboard the SS Giulio Cesare. To get to the Giulio Cesare, Harry and his family had to walk across the border into Switzerland. They then got on a train to Milan and then to Genoa. When they arrived in Cape Town they stayed in one room in a house in Kloof Street. , For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... SS Giulio Cesare is a liner of the Italia Line (Navigazione Generale Italiana). ... Nickname: Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Coordinates: , Country Province Municipality City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Founded 1652 Government [1]  - Type City council  - Mayor Helen Zille  - City manager Achmat Ebrahim Area  - City 2,499 km²  (964. ...

SS Giulio Cesare

He attended Tamboerskloof School and South African College Schools in Cape Town and then Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (2094 × 1128 pixel, file size: 579 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) An Original Digital Image of SS Guilio Cesare. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (2094 × 1128 pixel, file size: 579 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) An Original Digital Image of SS Guilio Cesare. ... The South African College Schools, commonly referred to as SACS, is a prominent primary and secondary education institution located in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. ... Jeppe High School for Boys is a public secondary school in Kensington, a suburb of Johannesburg. ...

World War II

He was a navigator for the South African Air Force during World War II. He fought in North Africa and Italy. He was in the 15 squradren. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

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Wits University

In 1946 Harry went to University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He studied and qualified in law and went into politics. He was in the same class as Nelson Mandela. The University of the Witwatersrand (pronounced vit-vaters-rant, with flat vowels -- see South African English) is a leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: ) (born 18 July 1918) is the former President of South Africa, and the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. ...

Rivonia Trial

In 1964 Nelson Mandela and many other political opponents were arrested. They were brought to court in the Rivonia Trial. Harry Schwarz was one of the defence barristers in the trial. While Nelson Mandela was in jail, Harry visited him. After the trial Harry stopped being a barrister and went into politics. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: ) (born 18 July 1918) is the former President of South Africa, and the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. ... The Rivonia Trial was an infamous trial which took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress were tried for 221 acts of sabotage designed to ferment violent revolution. // Origins It was named after Rivonia, the suburb of Johannesburg where 19... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ...

Leader of the Opposition

Harry Schwarz was Leader of the Opposition from in the Northern Transvaal from 1963 to 1974. In the 1974 general election Harry Schwarz was voted in as leader of the United Party with 24%. In 1975 Harry Schwarz left the United Party and formed the Reform Party A year later on the 25 July the Reform Party joined the Progressive Party to form the Progressive Reform Party. The United Party was South Africas ruling political party between 1934 and 1948. ... The Reform Party was created by a group who left the United Party led by Harry Schwarz on February 11 1975. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Progressive Party was a liberal South African party that opposed the ruling National Partys policies of apartheid. ... The Progressive Reform Party was a South African party that was made on the 26 July 1976 by the fusion of the Reform Party and Progressive Party. ...

Incident at university

On October 12, 1976 while giving a lecture on aspects of South Africa at the University of British Columbia to an audience of 300, a group of around 60 calling themselves the Ad Hoc Committee to Support the Just Struggle of the Azanian People interrupted the three public speeches given by Mr. Schwarz with chants of "fascists have no right to speak" and "go home". Mr Schwarz interrupted his speech to say “I had to fight the fascists in the last war and I don’t think you know what fascism means.” is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

During the third speech a black man stepped up to the podium and said "I'm a South African and I'd like to say that Schwarz has a right to speak" and other members of the audience shouted "Shut up" and "Let him speak".

The following day, President Douglas Kenny of the UBC issued the following statement in Parliament:

"I deplore in the strongest terms the recent disruption by a group of individuals of a lecture given on campus by Mr Harry Schwarz, a member of Parliament for the Progressive Reform Party of South Africa. The denial of the right of free speech to a visitor to the University is a total rejection of the values on which a university is founded. Without freedom of thought, freedom of enquiry and freedom of speech, a university cannot exist. These freedoms must be maintained at all costs. I would be greatly disappointed if the individuals who took part in this offensive demonstration were UBC people. Such undemocratic refusal to grant a fair hearing to any person's views is not acceptable behaviour by any member of the University."

South African Embassy

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Term as Ambassador

Harry Schwarz was the first serving politician from the opposition ranks to be appointed to a senior ambassadorial post in South African history. While in office in Washington, D.C., Harry worked on lifting sanctions. In 1991 he agreed to end South Africa's rocket program in return of lifting of sanctions by the US. Look up Opposition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Jewish Board of Deputies

Beginning in the mid-seventies, Schwarz played an increasingly important role on the Jewish Board of Deputies, serving as chairman of its committee on international relations and often acting as spokesman for the board to Jewish agencies abroad. He argued that violent change could ultimately lead to anondemocratic regime that was not compatible either with Jewish ethics or with the legitimate interests of the Jewish community. He emphasized that Jews needed not only a democratic society for all, but also "The right to follow [their] own religion and love for Israel freely." The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

Quotes

"I want to abolish discrimination, not merely cosmetically but in reality."

”It is important that in the process of change, existing institutions of value and means of production are not destroyed. The fabric of society, however critical one may be of its present structures, should be adopted and modified where required, but not destroyed.”

"We are opposed to the homeland concept and we believe the way to solve our problems is to call a national convention of all races to change to a more multiracial basis."

"We are a country with a people who are removing the shackles of apartheid and will create a just economic system and a true democracy"

Awards and honors

Harry Schwarz was awarded Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) in 1988. In 1995 he was awarded an honorary degree and a Dr Humane Letters, from the University of Judaism.^{[citation needed]} That year he was given a DPhil by the University of Stellenbosch. He has also been given the Society of Advocates Prize and Transvaal Law Society Prize. An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The University of Judaism, informally known as the UJ, is a university with Jewish undergraduate, graduate, rabbinic, cantorial, and continuing education studies. ... Stellenbosch University is an internationally recognised university which is situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. ...

After his time in politics, he became a solicitor. He lives in Johannesburg with his wife Annette. They have been married for 55 years with three children. A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sources

• Article at www.goethe.de
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External Links

• Washington Diplomat Bio

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