Lia van Leer
Lia van Leer | |
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ליה ון ליר | |
van Leer in 2012 | |
| Born | Lia Greenberg August 8, 1924 |
| Died | March 13, 2015 (aged 90) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Film archive pioneer |
| Spouse |
Wim van Leer
(m. 1952; died 1991) |
Lia van Leer (née Greenberg; Hebrew: ליה ון ליר; August 8, 1924 – March 13, 2015) was a pioneer in the field of art film programming and film archiving in Israel. She was the founder of the Haifa Cinematheque, the Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israel Film Archive and the Jerusalem Film Festival.