Noah Klieger
Noah Klieger | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 December 2018 | (aged 93)
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, sports executive |
Years active | 1945–2016 |
Noah Klieger (
Early life
Klieger was born in 1925 in Strasbourg. His older brother Jonathan was born in Germany, but their family later relocated, first to France, and then to Belgium in 1938.[1]
After the start of WWII, when Belgium
Klieger was interned for a period of time in the
When the
Journalism career
After returning from the camps Klieger started a career as a journalist. As a reporter he covered Nazi criminal trials in Belgium, France, and Germany.[2] In Belgium he reunited with his parents, who also survived Auschwitz; his father Abraham started publishing a German-language magazine for Belgian Jews, and Noah translated articles in this magazine to French.[1]
When Klieger learned about
After the end of
Sports
Klieger took a major part in the development of Israeli sports as an executive and administrator. From 1951 to 1968 he served as the chairman of
Awards and recognition
In 2010, Klieger was awarded the
Klieger was a recipient of 'L'oeuvre d'une Vie' award from the Journalist's Union and Award for Outstanding and Long-time Sport Activities in Israel (2008), as well as the honorary doctorate by the University of Haifa (2015). He was a recipient of an honorary medal from the City of Strasbourg.[5] In 2016 Klieger was awarded a title of Honorary Freeman by the city of Ramat Gan.[6] His story of survival in the concentration camps has been told in a documentary film Boxing for Life.[4]
Death
Klieger died on December 13, 2018, after several years of ill health caused by a heart condition. His final column for Yedioth Ahronoth was published on December 11 and commemorated 80 years of that newspaper.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h F. Sommer. (August 20, 2012). "Noah Klieger : d'Auschwitz aux rangs de Tsahal" (in French). Armée de Défense d’Israël. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Noah Klieger". Yad Vashem (in Hebrew). Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Zilberstein, Lior (January 25, 2012). "France honors journalist Noah Klieger". YNet. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c Blum, Ruthie (September 8, 2016). "World's Oldest Working Journalist, 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Noah Klieger, Fears Nazi Genocide Will Be Forgotten in 50 Years". The Algemeiner. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Famers : Noah Klieger (Israel)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Announcement of the 2017 Honorary Freemen of the City" (in Hebrew). Ramat Gan Municipality. September 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Holocaust survivor and writer Noah Klieger dies at 92". Ynetnews. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
External links
- "Hall of Famers : Noah Klieger (Israel)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- "Noah Klieger". Yad Vashem (in Hebrew). Retrieved September 22, 2017.