Emile Zola proved to not be just another French writer in the end of the 19th century when he spoke out about the Dreyfus Affair. He brought proof of anti-Semitism to everyone in France’s doorstep with his article “J’accuse.” Zola defended the truth even when he knew that there would be consequences against him. His article made it impossible for the public to ignore the hard truth that the French army falsely accused a Jewish man. Zola believed that the truth and justice are two of the most important
Kafka’s The Trial delves into the life of Josef K., a bank worker who gets himself tied up in an unknown trial, against an indefinable and ultimately unaccountable legal system. While the piece is a work of fiction it parallels many of the legal problems in existence during the period in which Kafka was writing and to an extent gives a fictitious account of many real events going on. Many parallels can be seen in the trials of Alfred Dreyfus, Oscar Wilde, John Scopes and Nikolai Bukharin in various
Devil’s Island to serve a life sentence. It became such a huge scandal due to all of the speculation surrounding Dreyfus’ guilt or innocence. In 1896, Georges Picquart, ‘uncovered evidence pointing to another French military officer, Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, as the real traitor.’ Once Picquart reported his findings he was told to stop his investigation, sent to Tunisia and then imprisoned.
dustbin. As a result, Alfred faced life imprisonment and served jail term at the Devil’s Island (Burns, p. 73). In two years time, the real culprit emerged to be a major in the French Army by the name Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy. High-ranking officials in the military did a cover-up and acquitted Esterhazy of all charges after appealing in the second trial. Ironically, more charges piled up against Alfred while still serving time in prison. The cover-up by the military emerged to the public attention
“If you will it, it is no dream.” In this quote Theodor Herzl made it his goal, to live up to his statement. The British offered an area in Eastern Uganda to the Jews as a temporary refuge so they could be safe from the anti-Semitism and pogroms in Europe; there is a dispute as to whether it was the right decision to refuse such an offer, but the Seventh Zionist congress made the correct choice for declining Uganda as a Jewish refuge. In the late 1800’s many Jews in Europe were exposed to events