1. Noah Klieger was an Israeli journalist and sports administrator.
18 Facts About Noah Klieger
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Noah Klieger was the president of the basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv and chairman of the FIBA's media council.
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In 2015, Noah Klieger was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame for his contributions.
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Noah Klieger's older brother Jonathan was born in Germany, but their family later relocated, first to France, and then to Belgium in 1938.
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Noah Klieger was interned for a period of time in the Mechelen transit camp and in January 1944 he was sent to Auschwitz.
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Together with his teammates Noah Klieger was fed better than other prisoners and sometimes even received soup from the officers' mess.
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In Belgium he reunited with his parents, who survived Auschwitz; his father Abraham started publishing a German-language magazine for Belgian Jews, and Noah Klieger translated articles in this magazine to French.
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When Noah Klieger learned about Aliyah Bet, an illegal immigration operation allowing European Jews to come to the Mandatory Palestine, he joined forces with the organizers.
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Noah Klieger became a L'Equipe correspondent in Israel in 1953 and one of the founders of the first sports section in an Israeli newspaper.
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Noah Klieger took a major part in the development of Israeli sports as an executive and administrator.
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Noah Klieger was a member of the Maccabi World Union Executive for 14 years.
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Noah Klieger was a major fixture in the development of European basketball, participating in FIBA's activities since 1951.
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Noah Klieger chaired FIBA's media council and the Basketball Commission of Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive for over 25 years and was a press advisor to FIBA's Secretary-General and FIBA Europe Secretary-General.
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In 2010, Noah Klieger was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit.
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Noah 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, as well as the honorary doctorate by the University of Haifa.
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Noah Klieger was a recipient of an honorary medal from the City of Strasbourg.
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In 2016 Noah Klieger was awarded a title of Honorary Freeman by the city of Ramat Gan.
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Noah Klieger died on December 13,2018, after several years of ill health caused by a heart condition.