US EditionFrance promotes Jewish soldier Dreyfus - 130 years after scandal
- On Tuesday, France promoted Alfred Dreyfus to brigadier general as reparation for a notorious antisemitic case, with the law calling it a formal national promotion after a long miscarriage of justice.
- Long ago, the Dreyfus case began with a disputed handwriting comparison and accusation, and despite weak evidence, Alfred Dreyfus, 36-year-old army captain from Alsace, was convicted and sent to Devil's Island penal colony, French Guiana amid a virulent antisemitic press campaign.
- Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart later reopened the case and identified Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, while Emile Zola, novelist who wrote `J'accuse...!`, pushed for a second trial in June leading to Dreyfus’s reinstatement and decoration.
- Seen in Paris as national reckoning, the promotion connects history to present concerns as supporters cite a rise in attacks on France's Jewish community since October 7, 2023.
- Legislative votes cleared the way earlier this month and the presidency formalized the measure, granting Alfred Dreyfus, who died in 1935 aged 76, a posthumous promotion.
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Dreyfus posthumously promoted 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France
Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France. Daniel S. Mariaschin, of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS that “with the same energy and conviction,” France should address “the mounting antisemitism that has deeply impacted the French Jewish community.” The post Dreyfus posthumously promoted 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France
Daniel S. Mariaschin, of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS that “with the same energy and conviction,” France should address “the mounting antisemitism that has deeply impacted the French Jewish community.”The post Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused…
Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused of treason in France
Daniel S. Mariaschin, of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS that “with the same energy and conviction,” France should address “the mounting antisemitism that has deeply impacted the French Jewish community.”The post Dreyfus posthumously promoted, 130 years after being wrongly accused…
France Posthumously Promotes Alfred Dreyfus to Brigadier General, Correcting 130-Year Injustice
FRANCE – In a historic act of restitution, the French government on Tuesday posthumously promoted Captain Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general — formally correcting one of the nation’s most notorious antisemitic injustices more than 130 years after his wrongful treason conviction. The symbolic promotion, signed into law Monday by President Emmanuel Macron […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed a law posthumously promoting Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general, AFP reported, noting that Dreyfus's promotion is seen as a symbolic step in the fight against anti-Semitism in modern France.
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