Being Jewish in France

Rumors have been spreading over the past couple of years across the United States and Israel: France is an anti-Semitic nation, and perhaps the worst in Europe. Suddenly, at the beginning of a new millennium, in the country of human rights—and the first to grant Jews citizenship—threats and aggressions have created uneasiness in the community. Since the Dreyfus affair in 1906 that tore the country apart, the history of France and its Jewish communities has continued to ignite passions. <strong>BEING JEWISH IN FRANCE</strong> is the definitive retelling of the Jewish French experience from the wave of immigration of Yiddish-speaking Jews to the exodus of others from North Africa; and from World War I to Vichy. Illuminated by rare archival images, film clips and memorable music, this is an extraordinary film that is breathtaking in the scope of its research.