Historian Marc Bloch, who was tortured and executed in 1944, was recently inducted into the Pantheon. What followed was an important lesson on contemporary politics, narrative and antisemitismEmmanuel Deonna02:18 PM • August 03 2026 IDTIt took only a few weeks for an obvious truth to surface: the induction of Marc Bloch into the Pantheon, hailed unanimously in principle, has become, in practice, a battleground. This is what major memorial tributes almost systematically reveal when they occur amid acute political polarization: the figure being honored quickly ceases to belong to history and becomes a contested asset of the present.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:FranceHistoryAntisemitismJewish studiesCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat We Can Learn From France's Celebration of a Jewish Resistance HeroCould a Jewish Politician Joining an Islamist Party Shake Up Israel's Election?Boy George Cedes 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Role After Releasing pro-Israel SongHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I See Myself as a Social Worker for Hundreds of Haifa's Abandoned Buildings'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts