Les Passeurs - An Evening with Lili Keller-Rosenberg (known as Lili Leignel)

More than 80 years later, Lili Leignel remains a tireless advocate for remembrance. For over 45 years, she has shared her testimony with schoolchildren across France.

She will be joined by Arnaud Boulligny, head of the Caen team of the Foundation for the Memory of Deportation, and Boris Golzio, author and illustrator of the graphic novel "Lili. Toujours debout, jusqu’au bout!," published by Glénat.

The event will be followed by a book signing.

📍 Caen Memorial – Thursday, 12 November at 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free admission. Registration link in the comments.

Lili Keller-Rosenberg (Lili Leignel)

Lili Leignel was 11 years old when she was arrested in Roubaix with her entire family in October 1943. She was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp with her mother and two younger brothers, and later to Bergen-Belsen. They were liberated there by the British Army on 15 April 1945. Her father, who had been deported to Buchenwald, never returned.

More than 80 years after the end of the Second World War, she continues to keep the memory of deportation alive. For over 45 years, she has shared her experiences with schoolchildren throughout France.

Lili Leignel is the author of several books, including Et nous sommes revenus seuls (Pocket, 2022) and the graphic novel Lili. Toujours debout, jusqu’au bout ! (Glénat, 2026).

At this event, she will be joined by Boris Golzio, co-author of the graphic novel.

Boris Golzio

Boris Golzio is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Lili. Toujours debout, jusqu’au bout !, published by Glénat in 2026.

Although initially reluctant, Lili Leignel eventually agreed to let him tell her story through illustrations. Golzio created both the artwork and colouring for the book, which recounts her family's struggle for survival from Ravensbrück to Bergen-Belsen. His understated illustrations give visual form to Lili's testimony without ever diminishing the gravity of her experiences.

On 12 November, he will join Lili Leignel at the Caen Memorial for the event, which will be followed by a book signing.