Lia van Leer

Lia van Leer
van Leer in 2012
Born
Lia Greenberg

(1924-08-08)August 8, 1924
DiedMarch 13, 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 90)
Jerusalem, Israel
OccupationFilm 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.