Biography of Lia van Leer

Lia van Leer (* 8. August 1924 in Bălți; † 13. March 2015 in Jerusalem) was an israelische Pionierin der Filmarchivierung. She was 90 years old. She studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She worked at Israeli Film Archive Jerusalem Cinematheque. She received 4 awards, including Knight of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Her cause of death was disease. She was buried at Har HaMenuchot.