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L’affaire Plamondon : un cas d’antisémitisme à Québec au début du XXe siècle
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L’affaire Plamondon : un cas d’antisémitisme à Québec au début du XXe siècle
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The Plamondon case stands out among the famous trials in Quebec judicial history. The case stemmed from anti-Semitic content in a lecture delivered in Quebec City by Jacques-Édouard Plamondon in 1910. The author points out that during the weeks following the lecture, members of the French language press were at odds with one another over the lecture and some Jews fell victim to aggression. Two members of Quebec City's Jewish community (Benjamin Ortenberg and Louis Lazarovitz), seeking to avoid an increasingly embittered situation, took legal action on grounds of defamation. The suit was quashed in court of first instance, then reinstated on appeal. The author argues that at law, this case raises interest since it sheds light on tensions that rend society, underscores the trust that the Jewish community invests in the courts and leads to a partial recognition in given circumstances of collective defamation. The proceedings also illustrate the specific forms of scandal, controversy and cause seen from a sociological viewpoint.
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Les Cahiers de droit
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Vol. 48
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no. 3
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477-504
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Septembre 2007
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fr
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Normand, Sylvio. “L’affaire Plamondon : un cas d’antisémitisme à Québec au début du XXe siècle.” Les Cahiers de droit Vol. 48, no. 3 (September 2007): 477–504. http://www.erudit.org/revue/cd/2007/v48/n3/043938ar.pdf.
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