Cécile Reims

Cécile Reims (19 October 1927 – 18 July 2020) was a French engraver and writer.[1] She was a resistance member of World War II. She received the Legion of Honour in 2013. Reims died in La Châtre on 18 July 2020, aged 92.[1]

Cécile Reims
Reims in 2019
Born(1927-10-19)19 October 1927
Lithuania
Died18 July 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 92)
La Châtre
NationalityFrench
OccupationEngraver and writer
AwardsLegion of Honour

Of Lithuanian Jewish descent, Reims's first came to France in 1933.[1] Her father was Judelas Remzas. Reims's father and aunt escaped the terror of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942, but were separated in the confusion of war. Alone in Vichy, Reims joined the Jewish resistance group, Organisation Juive de Combat. She, her father, and aunt were reunited in 1944 but her uncle, Gustav Gumpert, was murdered at Auschwitz.[2]

Publications
  • Reims, Cécile (1963). L'épure (in French). Paris: Julliard.
  • Reims, Cécile (1986). Bagages perdus (in French). Paris: Éditions Ryôan-ji.
  • Reims, Cécile (2002). Plus tard (in French). Marseille: Éditions André Dimanche.
  • Reims, Cécile (2010). Peut-être (in French). Bazas: Éditions Le temps qu'il fait.
  • Reims, Cécile (2014). Tout ça n'a pas d'importance (in French). Bazas: Éditions Le temps qu'il fait.
  • Reims, Cécile (2017). L’embouchure du temps (in French). Bazas: Éditions Le temps qu'il fait.
  • Reims, Cécile (2018). Bagages perdus (in French). Mazères: Éditions Le temps qu'il fait.

References
  1. La Châtre : Cécile Reims, ancienne résistante et graveuse de renom, est morte à 92 ans
  2. "Engraving for Herself and Others: Cécile Reims : Art in Print". artinprint.org.


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