Report on the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

At the beginning of 2025, the Shoah Memorial marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau through a cultural and educational program designed to raise awareness among all generations about the importance of remembrance and the transmission of the history of the Holocaust.

New exhibitions

On this occasion, the Memorial hosted several new exhibitions:

A moving ceremony

On 27 January, a poignant ceremony took place in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne. Placed under the sign of youth and transmission, it was punctuated by 10 musical interpretations of songs chosen by survivors. The day ended with the recording of France Inter by Philippe Collin at the Shoah Memorial.

Review the ceremony 

Significant events

  • Launch of the "Memory Box" initiative
  • Testimonies of the last Auschwitz survivors in conversation with Ilana Ferhadian and Sarah Barukh
  • Projection of the Immortals at the Théâtre de la Concorde
  • 6th national meeting of memory ambassadors
  • Round table at the National Archives
  • Trip to Poland with the City of Paris
  • Inauguration of the exhibition "Tribute to 20 Parisians and Parisians Jews in the turmoil of the Shoah" at the Paris City Hall and launch of the E-STELES website
  • Demonstration at the Sorbonne with the Rectorat de Paris

This anniversary was a unique opportunity to strengthen the transmission of memory and to engage young people in the fight against forgetting.