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Tribute to Hélène Mouchard-Zay, founding president of the CERCIL– Memorial Museum for Children of the Vel d'Hiv, passed away on Monday, March 2 in Orléans, at the age of 85.

Published on March 3, 2026

Hélène Mouchard-Zay, founding president of CERCIL – Memorial Museum for the Children of the Vel d'Hiv, passed away on Monday, March 2nd in Orléans, at the age of 85.

The Shoah Memorial pays tribute to the memory of Hélène Mouchard-Zay, a great figure in the memory of the Shoah and a great humanist, a woman of convictions, dialogue and action, and presents its most sincere condolences to her husband Claude, their sons Jean and Daniel, and her family.

Yom HaShoah, reading of names

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Published on 18 February 2026

This year, convoys 5 to 35 will be read during a 24-hour uninterrupted reading.

From commitment to transmission: Pierre-François Veil entrusts his CDJC archives to the Memorial

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Published on February 12, 2026

How is history written? Sometimes, with a simple and symbolic gesture. On the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibition dedicated to Simone Veil and her sisters, Pierre-François Veil officially handed over his personal archives from his term on the executive committee of the CDJC to the Mémorial de la Shoah.

Discover behind the scenes of this exceptional donation and how you too can contribute to the collective memory by entrusting your documents to the researchers of tomorrow.