Alfred Dreyfus
Throughout Jewish history, there have been many events that have helped evolve the Jews as a nation. The exodus from Egypt, the destruction of the Temple, the Spanish Inquisition of 1492 and the Holocaust have all had profound effects on the Jews. One event which many people may not link which an advancement of Jewish history is the Dreyfus Affair of 1894. The Dreyfus Affair acted as a sort of watershed in Jewish history as many different thoughts, feelings and emotions were emitted from the Jews as well as for the Jews. From Alfred Dreyfus as an individual to the Affair itself, this long and unfortunate experience in essence opened the doors for a Jewish homeland. Alfred Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1859 in Mulhouse, Alsace to a family of Alsatian Jews. His family roots in Mulhouse and Alsace had been established for several centuries. His father Raphael Dreyfus had set up a small cotton mill, to which he soon added a textile factory. His business prospered enough to secure his family a more-than comfortable upbringing. Raphael married Jeanne Libmann and the couple had 13 children. Only seven of those children - four boys and three girls - survived infancy, and these seven grew up in a comfortable, respected lifestyle. The Dr
... the Court annuls the verdict of the court-martial of Rennes which, on September 9, 1899 condemned Dreyfus to ten years of detention and dishonorable discharge from the Army... declares that it was wrongfully and by error that that conviction was pronounced (Bredin 480). 1. A note on the hydraulic brake of the 120 cannon and on the manner in which it functioned in maneuvers; In the end, Alfred Dreyfus' cause generated for him a revision at Rennes, at which he was once again found guilty of treason. This time, however, instead of the verdict being unanimous, the verdict was almost split. Now, the Prime Minister of Paris, Rene Waldeck-Rousseau gave Dreyfus an official state pardon. This wasn't enough for Dreyfus and his camp. They wanted, and got a second revision - a third trial. At the third trial, which ended on July 12, 1906 with these words uttered by Chief Presiding Justice Ballot-Beaupre, On October 1, 1882, Alfred was named lieutenant of the Thirty-first Artillery Regiment. Over the next few years, Alfred excelled in his Army activities and was given superb reports by his superiors. During this time, Alfred met Lucie Hadamard, whom he would marry on April 21, 1890. Two children would be born to them, a son Pierre, in 1891 and a daughter, Jeanne, in 1893. At this time, Alfred was excelling even better than he thought he would in the Army and was appointed to the General Staff in the French Army. As he described it himself, "everything in life seemed to smile at me" (Bredin 20). This wouldn't last for much longer.
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Approximate Word count = 1893
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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