The 1898 Algerian riots were a series of violent and antisemitic attacks or pogroms against the Jewish community in Algeria, French North Africa, that occurred from January 18 to 24, 1898. The riots were sparked by the release of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French officer who had been falsely convicted of treason. Riots occurred in Algiers, Mostaganem, Si-Mustapha, Boufarik, and Blida.Corre, Alan D. "The Algiers Riot, January 1898." Maghreb Review 5, 2-4 (1980): 74-78.Iancu, C. (2007). The Jews of France and Algeria at the time of the Dreyfus affair. Studia Hebraica, (7), 51-66.Cole, J. (2019). Lethal Provocation: The Constantine Murders and the Politics of French Algeria. Cornell University Press.Wood, N. (2003). Remembering the Jews of Algeria. French civilization and its discontents: Nationalism, colonialism, race, 109, 251.Szajkowski, Z. (1948). Socialists and Radicals in the Development of Antisemitism in Algeria (1884-1900). Jewish Social Studies, 257-280. Over 700 people were convicted and received prison terms for the riots.
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