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In October 2021, a new museum opened in Paris, dedicated to the famous “Dreyfus affair.”
Alfred Dreyfus was a Jewish captain in the French army who was court-martialed and convicted of treason on flimsy evidence in 1894 – then exonerated in 1906, after years of high-profile court proceedings and public debate that divided the country.
His sensational case put deep-seated antisemitism in the spotlight and influenced French politics for years to come. Even today, it is a global symbol of discrimination and injustice.
Another high-profile example of a Jewish soldier being court-martialed happened here in the United States. Though less famous than the Dreyfus affair, the case of Al Levy also centered around discrimination, against both Jewish and African American members of the military – and helped bring lasting change.
Read more at The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/how-2-jewish-soldiers-court-martials-put-a-spotlight-on-antisemitism-and-racism-170918
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