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Judy Forsyth Judy Forsyth i(A16989 works by)
Born: Established: 1930 Johannesburg,
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1961
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BiographyHistory

Judy Forsyth is the daughter of a Jewish mother and an Afrikaans father. She was awarded a Social Science degree at Natal University in 1950. A Zionist and opponent of apartheid, she emigrated to Australia in 1961. Forsyth has been a peace activist for many years. She has been a social worker in the field of child welfare and adoption and in 1975 was a parliamentary candidate, standing for federal election on an anti-nuclear platform. She lives in Perth.

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