![]() Dreyfus was stripped of his rank and military decorations before a large crowd of cheering onlookers in a “degradation ceremony” and was deported to Devil’s Island, a penal colony off the coast of South America. Suspicion quickly fell on Dreyfus, and he was arrested in October 1894 and convicted of treason in a secret court martial. In 1894, the French Army’s counter intelligence section became aware of classified information being passed on to the German Army. Dreyfus joined the French Army and was promoted to the rank of captain in the artillery corps in 1889. The Dreyfus Affair – Alfred Dreyfus was born in 1859 to a Jewish family in Alsace in the east of France. These documents show the normal life that Alfred Dreyfus led before September 1894 when he was accused of treason. Alfred, on the other hand, stayed in Paris to pursue his military career. It seems that after moving from Alsace during the Franco-Prussian War, members of the Dreyfus family returned to Alsace. Finally, the invitation was sent from Mulhouse, Alsace. As can be seen on the Ketubah, the ceremony was officiated by Zadoc Kahn, the Chief Rabbi of France, who was later to advocate for Dreyfus' freedom. Even though Alfred was not a traditional Jew, he was married at the Great Synagogue of Paris on Rue de La Victoire. While this might have been a custom of invitations at the time, it probably also demonstrates the father’s pride in his son’s achievements. Another point of interest is the level of detail about Alfred’s military career. First, the invitation was sent only by Alfred Dreyfus’ father his mother, Jeanette, had died a few year earlier. There are several details to note in this invitation. Please also attend the nuptial blessing which will be given to them on Monday, April 21 at precisely 2 o’clock at Temple Israélite, 44, Rue de la Victoire, Paris. Monsieur Raphael Dreyfus has the honour of sharing with you the marriage of his son Monsieur Alfred Dreyfus, captain of artillery, adjutant at L’École Pyrotechnie, Bourges to Mademoiselle Lucie Hadamard. The text of the wedding invitation reads: ![]() The Ketubah states the names of the bride and groom, the date of the wedding - Apand the various traditional legal clauses. The witnesses signed the Ketubah in Hebrew and Alfred Dreyfus, the groom, signed in French. Its title states: Consistoire Israelite de Paris (the Jewish Consistory of Paris). The Ketubah is written in both Hebrew and French. These documents are the invitation to the wedding of Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus and their Ketubah (wedding contract).
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