Article by Pierre Birnbaum

From 1791 to the present day: French Jews, a Republican passion

The Jews, “ Happy as God in France ”? In this lecture, given at the CRIF symposium “ The Jews in the Republic”, historian Pierre Birnbaum looks back at the history of Jewish emancipation in France, and the dangers it faces today.

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