Baptized Jews could lead the most anti-Dreyfus factions

Evidence

One of the spokesmen of this powerful group was Arthur Meyer, publisher of the Gaulois. A baptized Jew, Meyer belonged to the most virulent section of the Anti-Dreyfusards. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2113

Categorization

  • DEFINE: A concrete instance of how assimilation did not protect Jews from antisemitic mobilization — Jewishness was treated as immutable blood-identity regardless of conversion.
  • XREF: connects to: Baptized Jews could hold elite posts only by confirming the verdict on other Jews