Curtain up for a forgotten heroine of comic book history
Eighty years ago, Señorita Rio – clever, seductive and battle-hardened – stood up to the Nazis. The multilingual spy with style and punch was brought to life by a true pioneer: Lily Renée, one of the first female comic book artists in the United States, who herself has an incredible story to tell.
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The new season of the EXIL podcast kicks off with a tribute to Lily Renée.
On 10 November 2025, her companions, comic book experts and acting icon Iris Berben (voice of the podcast) will talk about a woman who fled Vienna as a young, persecuted Jew and not only survived in exile in New York, but also made creative history.
Date: Monday, 10 November 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Berlin - Mitte (exact address provided after registration)
Organisers: Leo Baeck Institute - New York | Berlin, Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb), Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Panel participants
• Iris Berben• Prof. Dr. Frederek Musall
• Dr. Danielle Spera
Moderator: Stephan-Andreas Casdorff
Venue: will be announced upon registration
Registration until 7 November 2025 at https://www.lbi.org/de/events/exil-staffel-2-launch-event/
Additional information
Dates
November 2025
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