What was the crime that Alfred Drefus was charged for that Émile Zola helped exonerate?
Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola ( ; ] ; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline "J'accuse". Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.
Maurice Rajsfus Maurice Rajsfus (born 9 April 1928) is a French writer, journalist, historian and anti-establishment militant. He is the author of numerous books which address themes such as the Jewish genocide in France, the police, and attacks on civil liberties.