Episode 1: The Attack

01/22/25 • 26 min

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The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates

Just before 6:30 pm on October 3rd, 1980, Oron Shagrir’s mother, Aliza, was walking down Rue Copernic in Paris, looking to buy some figs. Minutes later, she was killed, along with three others, in an explosion that still haunts France today.

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Introducing: The Copernic Affair (Official Trailer)

A sociology professor’s quiet life in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says he is innocent — but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise.

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Episode 2: The Investigation

After decades of dead ends, a young and ambitious judge - known for finding new ways to interpret old evidence - takes over the Copernic synagogue case. He narrows his search down to one man who he finds living a quiet life in the capital city of Canada.

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