Being Jewish in France (2007)
October 2, 2007Release Date
Being Jewish in France (2007)
October 2, 2007Release Date
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At the beginning of the last century, an old Yiddish proverb said: "Happy as God in France." From the Dreyfus affair to the raffles of 1942, the history of the Jews in France has not ceased to live with passion. Women and men, French or French Jews, Jews, tell with humor and emotion these years of happiness and torment. A sensitive history of the Jews in France, rhythmic and nourished with rare documents, extracts of films and songs... In joy or pain. Dreyfus, raffles, primary anti-Semitism, during this period, the French tried to put aside the Jews, reproached them all the evils of society. to the absolute horror: the shoah.
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Being Jewish in France (French: Comme un Juif en France) is a 2007 documentary film originally shown on French TV, about the history of Jewish life in France from the 19th century (Dreyfus Affair, 1894-1906) to the present day. The film, written and directed by French cinematographer Yves Jeuland, had its North American premiere at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on 21 January 2008.