MMW 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Antisemitism, Theodor Herzl, Jewish Question

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 14
• Professor: Edmond Chang

Document Summary

Dreyfus was a jewish officer in the french army. He was accused of being a german spy mainly because of his religion. Brought into question not only his personal allegiance to the state, but that of jews in general. He was acquitted because there was no evidence. Showed the deep divides in french society. It was harder to get back at the jews. In e europe, matters much worse for jews. Violent pogroms in russia and parts of incorporated poland in 1880s. Rural crisis in russia and poland -- lots of bad harvests and famine in some areas. The czar encouraged the peasants to direct their anger at their. Resulted in largest global diaspora in jewish history. No one wanted to live through anymore pogroms. Millions of russian jews immigrated around the world. Anti-jewish attitudes taking on racial and nationalist implications. Reaction to the influx of russian jews. Fear that christian society was being overrun by jews .