Alain Jakubowicz | |
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President of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism | |
In office 2010–2017 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Gaubert |
Succeeded by | Mario Stasi |
Personal details | |
Born | Villeurbanne,France | 2 May 1953
Profession | Lawyer |
Alain Jakubowicz (born 2 May 1953) is a French lawyer from Villeurbanne,in the suburbs of Lyon. [1]
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]
Alain Jakubowicz's parents,Jews from Poland and Austria,migrated to France in 1933. His father founded a spindle manufacturing company in Lyon. [5]
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