Alfred Dreyfus statue to finally receive permanent home in central Paris

Per The Guardian, a statue honoring Captain Alfred Dreyfus will finally receive a permanent home in central Paris. Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer, was wrongly accused of treason in eighteen ninety-four and stripped of his rank in one of France's most notorious acts of antisemitism. For forty years, his statue had been moved around the city with no permanent home—the French army twice refused to let it stand at the military academy where his rank was stripped. The installation now represents a long-overdue recognition of his vindication.

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