Dreyfus affair
Sketches of Emile Zola and Alfred Dreyfus’ trials open a window to a scandalous past
The sketches show how two men of different demeanors played crucial roles in each other’s stories.
Can we separate Roman Polanski’s excellent new film from its director’s contemptible past?
‘An Officer and a Spy,’ Roman Polanski’s movie about the Dreyfus Affair, is spare, modern and steeped in controversy
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.