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BEJLIS or BAILEYS of Poland (Jewish traitor) #general
Craig Hillman <hilboy@...>
Hello Jewishgeners,
It has been awhile. I have a genealogy/history question. My great-aunt, 93 yrs. old, often mentions to me that she and her siblings were called "Bejlis" (pronounced Baileys) when she was growing up Warsaw. It seems that Bejlis in Poland was similar to the Dreyfus affair in France. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance, Craig
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Lifshitz-Krams Anne
The Beilis Affair, 1911-1912 was about ritual murder, much more like the
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Damas Affair (1840) or other such accusations, than like Dreyfus Affair. Anne Lifshitz-Krams Cercle de Genealogie Juive Paris (France) http://www.genealoj.org
Hello Jewishgeners,
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Dear Anne,
The Beilis affair had to do with the framing of Beilis in the alleged ritual murder of an 11 year old boy. The anti-semetic nature of the accusation and trial was secretly funded by the Duma. Amazingly for the times, the jury found Beilis innocent. Bernard Malamud uses this incident as the basis for his book, The Fixer. Carol Blumenthal-Cohen
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