Alain Jakubowicz (born 2 May 1953) is a French lawyer from Villeurbanne, in the suburbs of Lyon.[1]

Alain Jakubowicz
President of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism
In office
2010–2017
Preceded byPatrick Gaubert
Succeeded byMario Stasi
Personal details
Born (1953-05-02) 2 May 1953 (age 71)
Villeurbanne, France
ProfessionLawyer

He was the president of the LICRA[2] from January 31, 2010 to November 6, 2017.[3]

He is also known for defending Nordahl Lelandais during the Maëlys de Araujo case.[4]

Biography

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Alain Jakubowicz's parents, Jews from Poland and Austria, migrated to France in 1933. His father founded a spindle manufacturing company in Lyon.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Coroller, Catherine. "Alain Jakubowicz. Un pour tous". Liberation.
  2. ^ Delcroix, Frédérique. "Biographie du président Alain Jakubowicz" (PDF). licra.org. Licra. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Jakubowicz, Alain. "Le blog de Alain Jakubowicz". alainjakubowicz.fr.
  4. ^ Ducos, Jean-Marc (December 5, 2017). "Affaire Maëlys : il n'y avait "pas de petite fille dans la voiture", selon l'avocat du suspect". Le Parisien.
  5. ^ Coroller, Catherine. "Alain Jakubowicz. Un pour tous". Liberation.