Remembering Joseph Mairs

The 11th annual Joseph Mairs Memorial took place Jan. 20 in Ladysmith and included music, discussion and laying flowers at Mairs's grave.

Mordecai Briemberg lays flowers at the graveside of Joseph Mairs, a coal miner and trade unionist who died in 1914 at the age of 21, during the 11th annual Joseph Mairs Memorial Jan. 20 in Ladysmith. Briemberg was the event’s guest speaker, and he gave a talk on “The New Middle East: Democracy or War?”

Mordecai Briemberg lays flowers at the graveside of Joseph Mairs, a coal miner and trade unionist who died in 1914 at the age of 21, during the 11th annual Joseph Mairs Memorial Jan. 20 in Ladysmith. Briemberg was the event’s guest speaker, and he gave a talk on “The New Middle East: Democracy or War?”

Ladysmith Chronicle