Download or read book The Politics of Assimilation written by Michael Robert Marrus and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of assimilation in the French Jewish community during the 19th century. Describes the Jews' reactions to the Dreyfus Affair and the antisemitism it provoked. Concludes that the Affair was not a turning point for French Jews - their attitudes to Judaism changed little, while they retained a strong French identity. also discusses reactions to antisemitism of Jewish institutions (generally cautious), such as the Alliance Israélite Universelle, the Central Consistory, and the journal "Archives Israélites". Ch. 7, "Bernard Lazare et les origines du nationalisme juif en France", discusses the influence of the Dreyfus Affair on Lazare's thought and understanding of antisemitism, including his turn to Zionism.