Summary of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
At the beginning of this year 2025, the Shoah Memorial marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau through a cultural and educational program intended 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 January 27, 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 the show France Inter by Philippe Collin at the Shoah Memorial.
Review the ceremony
Significant events
- Launch of the device "La Boîte à Mémoire"
- Testimonies of the last survivors of Auschwitz 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 Hall of Paris
- Inauguration of the exhibition "Tribute to 20 Parisiennes and Parisiens Jews in the turmoil of the Shoah" at the Paris City Hall and launch of the E-STELES website
- Event at the Sorbonne with the Rectorate of Paris
This anniversary was a unique opportunity to strengthen the transmission of memory and to engage young people in the fight against forgetting.
