The degradation of Captain Dreyfus
1895 · Event
Convicted of treason in secret on a forged bordereau — and because he is the only Jewish officer on the General Staff — Alfred Dreyfus has his braid torn off and his sword broken before 20,000 spectators baying 'Death to the Jews'. In the crowd, a Viennese correspondent named Theodor Herzl draws his own conclusions about assimilation.
On these timelines: The Dreyfus Affair, France, Judaism, Major Religions, Master
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