Dreyfus Affair
More Than 120 Years Later, ‘Dreyfus Affair’ Still Resonates
‘The Dreyfus Affair’ is getting the dramatic treatment in a new multimedia production at BAM.
France Rejects Israel Defense Chief’s ‘Dreyfus Affair’ Claim About Paris Peace Summit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — France rejected the Israeli defense minister’s comparison of next month’s Middle East peace summit in Paris to the anti-Semitic Dreyfus trial. French Foreign Ministry officials said Monday that the Jan. 15 meeting was being held to “re-affirm” the international community’s commitment to a two-state solution. Earlier in the day, Avigdor Liberman told…
Imagine an Israeli Arab Alfred Dreyfus
Treason accusations against French Jew Alfred Dreyfus were bared as an anti-Semitic canard. Would modern-day Israel have the will to reject such a claim aimed at an Arab?
'Hugo's French Connection
Filmmaker George Melies was the Martin Scorcese of his era. When the anti-Semitic Dreyfus Affair struck, he did his best expose it, a struggle depitcted in ‘Hugo.’
Six Degrees of Tour de France
It turns out that the world’s most famous bicycle race, the Tour de France, has an unlikely origin: It was a direct result of the notorious Dreyfus Affair.
Admiring Blum: A Great French Jewish Statesman Celebrated on Film
For visitors to the New York Jewish Film Festival, a must-see on January 18-20 is a new hour-length documentary, “Leon Blum: For All Mankind” about the French socialist politician.