In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual
Edgar Morin reveled in the complexity of events; his life became an expression of his philosophy
Dreyfus Affair
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Culture The handwriting analysis that convicted Alfred Dreyfus is for sale
The dossier of Etienne Charavay shows a confused argument that the handwriting expert ultimately recanted
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News From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life
A historic antisemitic accusation collides with modern Jewish attachment to Israel
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Culture Roman Polanski’s take on the Dreyfus Affair is perfect for 2025. That’s the problem
The movie wants to investigate conspiratorial mindsets. What it actually does is darker, and more frightening
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Culture He’s named after his grandfather Alfred Dreyfus (not that one)
How a note on a grave sparked a decadeslong friendship
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Culture To understand the blindness of our Supreme Court, look to the land of Alfred Dreyfus
As France burns, we can witness the consequences of so-called 'race neutrality'
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Culture Learning about antisemitism from the people who fought it
A London exhibit at the Wiener Holocaust Library examines the historical context of the world's oldest hatred
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Culture Sketches of Emile Zola and Alfred Dreyfus’ trials open a window to a scandalous past
History fated Emile Zola and Alfred Dreyfus to forever be footnotes in each other’s stories. Dreyfus, a military officer wrongly convicted of treason, sparked an antisemitism scandal that split French society into factions. Zola, the celebrated writer who penned the famed pro-Dreyfus open letter “J’Accuse,” would face legal trouble of his own for doing so….
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