AMIA: The Long Road to Justice Has Finally Begun
On July 18, Argentina will mark the 32nd anniversary of the brutal terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. Eighty-five innocent people were murdered, hundreds more...
Tag: Alina Bricman
Expert Analysis
Expert Analysis
August 28, 2024
Beyond the Summer of Discontent: What Follows After the Elections in Europe?
It has been a rocky and divisive summer in the European Union in the aftermath of the European elections. The 2019-2024 term had been an important period of significant advancements regarding policy...
Expert Analysis
January 26, 2024
Holocaust Glorification, Distortion and Trivialization Following the Hamas Massacre of October 7
Written by B’nai B’rith Director of European Affairs Alina Bricman, this expert analysis is part of the report “The Fragility of Freedom Online: Holocaust Denial and Distortion.” Read the full report...
In the News
December 19, 2023
Belgian Jewish cemetery vandalized with swastikas (JNS)
In its coverage of yet another Jewish cemetery being vandalized, JNS quoted B’nai B’rith Director of EU Affairs Alina Bricman.
Op Ed
October 27, 2021
Director of EU Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Three years on, seeds of hope at the Tree of Life
The Times of Israel published a piece by B’nai B’rith International Director of EU Affairs Alina Bricman in which she reflects on her visit to Pittsburgh for the inaugural Eradicate Hate...
May 14, 2021
The Sarah Halimi Case: A Miscarriage of Justice That Cannot Happen Again
Today, May 14, marks one month since the judgment by the French Cour de Cassation, the country’s supreme court, in the case of the murder of Sarah Halimi. The court’s decision has caused...
December 22, 2020
Op-Ed in Times of Israel: Shonda: The European Court of Justice Ruling on Ritual Slaughter
As a Jewish European, last week’s ruling to by the European Court of Justice to allow member states to impose restrictions on ritual slaughter was personal. I say that as a secular Jew, one who...
December 4, 2020
Addressing Online Anti-Semitism
As we all power through the pandemic and adapt to new ways of living and working, one thing has become clear: the digital space is indispensable – much more so than we had previously...
August 18, 2020
The trial of the Halle synagogue shooter – lessons to be learned amid resurgent anti-Semitism in Germany
On the 21st of July, the trial of Halle neo-Nazi terrorist Stephan Balliet began in Magdeburg, Germany. He faces life in prison for the murder of 40-year-old Jana L. and 20-year-old Kevin S., as well...