From the Dreyfus affair to France today
TitelFrom the Dreyfus affair to France today
Forfatter
UdgaveRevised,enlarged, second edition.
Call number305.8924/0019
Objektnummer01004m
UdgivelsesstedNew York, New York, United States
Udgivelsesår
1946
Pagineringpp178-217
MaterialeArticle
SerieJewish Social Studies, Publications,No.2
NoterArticle from the book "Essays on antisemitism" pp178-217
Beskrivelse
In 1894 Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer of the French General Staff, was accused and convicted of espionage for Germany, and deported to Devil's Island for life. In 1899 the Court of Appeal annulled the original sentence and later he was pardoned by President of the Republic. The Dreyfus case left two significant legacies - hatred of the Jews, and suspicion of the Republic. This study is concerned essentially with the political bearings of the case