Wolfie Kodesh

Wolfie Kodesh OLS (April 6, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was a South African Communist Party activist.

He became involved with the South African Communist Party in 1938, selling the leftwing newspaper, the Guardian.

Wolfie Kodesh's paternal grandparents arrived in South Africa after fleeing the pogroms in Eastern Europe.

His father ran a hansom cab business which collapsed during the great depression of the 1930s.

After his parents separated, Wolfie, his twin sister and brother moved to Cape Town where they joined their mother.

Commemoration of Wolfie Kodesh, Cape Town