Alana Baranov

The writer is a human rights activist based in South Africa and a Steering Committee member of the Hate Crimes Working Group and the World Jewish Congress’s Jewish Diplomatic Corps.
A woman reacts at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2018

The path from words to action

Pittsburgh attack underscores need for legal crackdown on hate speech.

NOVEMBER 5, 2018
A casket is carried from Rodef Shalom Temple after funeral services for brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 30, 2018

The path from words to action

Pittsburgh attack underscores need for legal crackdown on hate speech.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018
An alternative demonstration is organized by the South African Union of Jewish Students that promotes peaceful dialogue between students of all backgrounds.

Apartheid South Africa: Israel edition

Tensions – and incidents of outright violent anti-Zionism – are evident as the 11th Israeli Apartheid Week comes to South Africa with great fanfare and questionable motives.

MARCH 22, 2015