Death of Liliane Klein-Lieber

July 9, 2020

It is with deep sadness that we learn of the death of Liliane Klein-Lieber on July 8, 2020.

Liliane Klein-Lieber devoted her life to others, and especially to children who had to be saved. With La Sixième (the clandestine network of the Jewish Scouts of France, EIF), she hid many adolescents, found hiding places and provided false papers in the Grenoble area. She took several children to Annemasse to entrust them to Georges Loinger’s network. Many children were saved thanks to her actions.

After the war, Liliane never stopped working for those in need. In 1991 she created a sheltered workshop for people with mild intellectual disabilities. She was involved in many associations, such as the “Enfants Cachés” (Hidden Children) and the “Anciens de la Résistance” (Resistance Veterans).

Another witness of the Shoah has gone. We offer our deepest condolences to her loved ones and hope that her memory will endure to guide our acts of kindness.

Her funeral will take place on Sunday, July 12 at 2 p.m. in the Parisian cemetery of Pantin.