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“No, not at all”: questioned by Léa Salamé about the loss of her 9-month-old baby, Laure Adler speaks intimately

Laure Adler is known for her deep and suave voice which can be heard on the airwaves of Interin L’heure bleue, until 2023. The 73-year-old radio woman has also stood out for her numerous commitments, particularly feminist ones. Former director of France Culture, she has also written several works, including The voice of women, his last book published by Grasset in 2023.

Beyond this busy career, the journalist also lived a rich personal life, full of joys and dramas. On October 10, Laura Adler was the guest of Léa Salamé, on France Inter. She notably returned to the absolutely tragic loss of her nine-month-old baby, Rémi, who died of illness in 1986.

Laure Adler speaks very deeply about her relationship with faith

Laure Adler has been taking theology courses at the Catholic Institute of for two years. She has just completed her year. While waiting to start a new one, the journalist delights in everything she has learned so far. “Continue to question, continue to read, continue to question, continue to work”are notably its four guidelines. Lines which also help him a lot to rebuild himself after the terrible trauma of losing his child. For a time, after this tragedy, she had lost her faith.

A faith that she never found again. As she told Léa Salamé, reading the Old Testament today allows her to question herself deeply and philosophically on all kinds of subjects. On the other hand, she does not see the sacred texts of Christians “at all” as a guarantee that God exists, quite the contrary.

“Rémi is always there…”

The woman of letters never made a secret of the terrible loss of her son. In January 2022, she approached the magazine
Elle its persistent presence, despite the years. “
Rémi is always present. Et my mother’s illnessalas, introduced me to a world where he comes up a lot. To tell you the truth, in my mother’s room, there is a jumble of photos, among which is a large photo of Rémi. When I try to catch my mother’s gaze, in front of me, I see it… “, she declared.

Laura Adler is the mother of Léa and Paloma Veinstein, fruits of her love affair with Alain Veinstein, French writer and poet.

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