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'''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a [[French]] army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s.  The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of [[Anti-Semitism]], as Dreyfus was [[Jewish]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Dreyfus.html</ref> In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on [[Devil's Island]] off the coast of French Guiana.

'''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a Jewish officer in the French army who was accused of spying for Germany in the 1890s.  The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error reflected rampant [[Anti-Semitism]]. In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on [[Devil's Island]] off the coast of French Guiana.

The '''Dreyfuss Affair''' became a central issue in French politics, with critics like [[Émile Zola]] --who cired "[[J'accuse]]"--insisting it was a miscarriage of justice brought by a conspiracy of Catholic army officers. Dreyfuss was proven innocent and released in 1899.  

The '''Dreyfuss Affair''' became a central issue in French politics, with critics like [[Émile Zola]] --who cried "[[J'accuse]]"--insisting it was a miscarriage of justice brought by a conspiracy of Catholic army officers. Dreyfuss was proven innocent and released in 1899.  

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Bredin, Jean-Denis. ''The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus.'' (1986). 551 pp.

* Bredin, Jean-Denis. ''The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus.'' (1986). 551 pp.

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[[category:French History]]

[[Category:Anti-semitism]]

[[Category:Anti-Semitism]]