Labour court judge Hilary Rabkin-Naicker remembers her mother Joan Rabkin who died in November, describing her as mischievous, charming and fearless.
remembers her mother Joan Rabkin who died in November, describing her as mischievous, charming and fearless.
Although my parents had emigrated in the hope of removing their children from a sick society, this was not to be. My brother David returned to Cape Town with his wife, Sue, after he graduated. In 1976 they were arrested and charged under the Terrorism Act.. During his incarceration, Joan and Gerald involved themselves in advocacy work alongside the parents of other political prisoners and assisted the ANC in whatever way they could.
For several years, Joan was active on the board of the Etafeni Playgroup Project, which was established in 2001 to care for vulnerable children in Nyanga, and which continues to serve the community today. Up to the time of her death, she made regular contributions to the Homestead Children's Project, which was also close to her heart.In the decades following our return, Joan also made the most of the fun side of life with her close friends Amy Thornton and Jill Pointer .
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