Théo Klein

Théo Klein
President of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
In office
2001–2011
President of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byJean-Paul Elkann
Succeeded byJean Kahn
Personal details
Born
Théodore Klein

(1920-06-25)25 June 1920
10th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died28 January 2020(2020-01-28) (aged 99)
Saint-Cloud, France
SpouseLiliane Lieber
Children3
Alma materSciences Po

Théo Klein (25 June 1920 – 28 January 2020) was a French lawyer who presided over the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France from 1983 to 1989. Klein was a Zionist and a French patriot. He advocated for secular values. He was sometimes critical of Israeli foreign policy and the nation's unconditional supporters.