Because of the lasting influence of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, there was little evidence of anti-Semitism in France at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Despite the Enlightenment and the French Revolution promoting liberal and egalitarian ideals, anti-Semitism persisted in France at the end of the nineteenth century. The Dreyfus Affair, in which a Jewish army officer was falsely accused of espionage and subjected to a biased trial, revealed the deep-rooted anti-Semitic attitudes among some segments of French society.

Because of the Lasting Influence of the Enlightenment and the French