Felicia Langer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felicia Langer

Israeli lawyer and activist

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1930

Place of Birth: Tarnów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Date of Death: 22-Jun-2018

Profession: writer, lawyer, advocate, human rights activist, activist

Nationality: Poland, Germany, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Felicia Langer (9 December 1930 – 21 June 2018) was a German-Israeli attorney and human rights activist known for her defence of Palestinian political prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
She authored several books alleging human rights violations on the part of Israeli authorities.
She lived in Germany from 1990 and acquired German citizenship in 2008.
In July 2009, President of Germany Horst Köhler awarded her the Federal Cross of Merit, First class, which is the fifth highest of Germany's federal order of merit's eight ranks.
The bestowal triggered a public controversy because of her attitude towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.In 1990, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "the exemplary courage of her advocacy for the basic rights of the Palestinian people."