The Dreyfus Affair: Spark of Zionism

How is it possible that an espionage trial in France in the mid-1890s set into motion events that (tangentially) led to the rebirth of the State of Israel after 2,000 years? Noam Weissman demystifies the oft-repeated but often misunderstood story of the Dreyfus Affair. He also explains why this extraordinary — but also ordinary — example of antisemitism cuts to the heart of questions surrounding Jewish identity that are still being asked today. ~~~~~

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Sources:

• https://www.britannica.com/event/Dreyfus-affair
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-preparing-for-major-influx-of-french-jewish-immigrants/
• https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dreyfus-affair
• https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theodor-binyamin-ze-rsquo-ev-herzl
• https://erenow.net/modern/israel-concise-history-nation-reborn/2.php
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodor-Herzl
• https://www.vision.org/theodor-herzl-founding-father-of-zionism-791
• https://www.jpost.com/Features/In-Thespotlight/This-Week-in-History-The-Dreyfus-Affair-begins
• https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/History/Zionism/Pages/Herzl%20and%20Zionism.aspx

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