Alexander Brod - Biography

Alexander Semenovich Brod (born 1969; Александр Семёнович Брод) is a Jewish-Russian human rights activist.

He is a member of Public Chamber of Russia and a director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights. He is a member to Expert Council at the Ombudsman of Russian Federation.

Early life and career

Brod graduated from the Samara State University.

Since 2001 he is the director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights. The Bureau's declared aims include combating racism, xenophobia and antisemitism. The Bureau's activity in Russia is financed by American Jewry.

In 2004, the Bureau was considering filing a lawsuit against Mel Gibson, the director of "The Passion of the Christ" and the film’s distributor in Russia. Brod said "several Jewish organizations and individuals told us that the film fuels ethnic hatred and cultivates xenophobic myths about the Jewish people’s guilt for crucifying Christ". He also appoved Russian military action against Georgia in 2008, saying that Russian troops prevented a genocide there.

Awards

In 2003, he received the Award for Contributions to the Development of Jewish Life in Russia from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia for his human rights activity.

External links

• Biography
• Moscow Bureau for Human Rights
• Moscow Bureau for Human Rights