How 2 Jewish soldiers’ court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism November 13, 2021 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...