Ray Alexander Simons

Ray Alexander Simons
Born
Rachel Ester Alexandrowich

(1913-12-31)31 December 1913
Died12 September 2004(2004-09-12) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)Anti-apartheid activist
Trade union
Campaigner
Spouses
  • (m. 1937; div. 1940)
  • (m. 1941; died 1995)
ChildrenMary Simons
Tanya Barben
Johan Simons

Ray Alexander Simons (née Alexandrowich; (31 December 1913 – 12 September 2004) was a South African communist, anti-apartheid activist, campaigner and trade unionist who helped draft the Women's Charter. She moved to Cape Town in 1929 to escape the persecution of Jews and communists.