[1] Born in Leipzig on 4 December 1930, Kern's family fled the Nazi regime in 1933, settling in France.
In 1970 Haïm Kern married Irish abstract artist Noreen Rice and adopted her young son Tristram.
In 1988, the Ministry of Culture tasked he and four other artists with created works commemorating the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
[4] Additionally, "La Chanson de Craonne", a French song from World War I, reignited in popularity after the inauguration within the commune, which sat at the heart of the Chemin des Dames.
On 12 August 2014, the note stating "Ils n'ont pas choisi leur sépulture" ("They did not choose their burial") was stolen.