Western Civilization II / Unit 11 WC2 1027 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Dreyfus Affair
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The idea
In the eighteen nineties Dreyfus, a Jewish officer, was framed for espionage. Dreyfusards and anti-Dreyfusards fought over whether a Jew could be French. Dreyfus was exonerated. Anti-Semitism became, the anchor says, a defining trait of France's authoritarian right, and Herzl's Zionism answered.
In practice
Can a Jew be French, the question asked.
Where people slip
Herzl on WH2; the affair itself is anchor-only.
Your place on the trail
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