Philip Josephs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Jewish anarchist, anti-militarist, radical bookseller and tailor
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Place of Birth: Liepāja, Latvia
About Philip Josephs
- Philip Josephs (25 November 1876 – 26 April 1946) was a Jewish anarchist, anti-militarist, radical bookseller and tailor active in the New Zealand labour movement.
- He was a member of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Socialist Party, ran their economics class and contributed to their paper, the "Commonweal".
- He helped revive the Anti-Militarist League in Wellington in 1912, and was elected secretary.
- On 9 July 1913 he helped launch New Zealand's first anarchist collective, Freedom Group, which lasted for a year.
- He was arrested during a police raid for possessing banned literature in 1915.
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