Career
As a young man in Berlin, he was a pioneer of the Zionist movement. He became a prominent spokesperson for the movement in its early days, being known for his oratorical abilities. He was also the elected representative of the Berlin Kehillah to the Council of the Jewish Colonization Association (JCA or International Cooperation Administration), which aimed to find refuge for Jewish people and improve the conditions of populations already living in refuge.
Alfred Klee earned his doctorate from the University of Tubingen in 1902.
He specialised in criminal law, especially cases involving Jewish honour. He is most noted in this respect for winning the libel case against Count von Reventlow and his support for the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
He died at Westerbork concentration camp in Holland in 1943.