The Shoah Memorial at the History Rendez-vous of Blois

On the occasion of the. 29th edition of the Rendez-vous de l'Histoire, dedicated this year to the theme "The Merchants", discover the program of the Shoah Memorial.

4th edition of the Forum Generations of the Shoah: Generations together!

not to be missed!

Dive into the heart of an intergenerational gathering unique in France, where survivors, descendants and Righteous meet to bring the memory of the Shoah to life. Through a program full of workshops, concerts and conferences, more than fifty associations open their doors for unforgettable moments of sharing. A poignant and convivial invitation to weave links between history and the future, accessible to all generations.

Tribute to Marcel Cohen

We send our deepest condolences to his widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Cohen.

The Shoah Memorial will be present at the Forum des loisirs culturels franciliens on Tuesday, September 15, 2026!

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Exhibitions, conferences, meetings, screenings, educational workshops, guided tours... we will be there to introduce you to our offers, our new products and our upcoming projects.

Training in Odessa, Ukraine

The Ukrainian Holocaust and Memorial Research Center organized two teacher trainings in Odessa on July 1-2 and Kyiv on July 6-7, 2026.

This training was supported by the German Foreign Ministry.

84th commemoration of the Vel d'Hiv roundup

As part of the commemoration of the 84th anniversary of the roundup, the Shoah Memorial is organizing 3 events not to be missed.

Collection of testimonies in video

Nearly 2,500 testimonies collected, more than 220 online: immerse yourself in the essential work of memory carried out by the Memorial teams.

Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, and Julia Klöckner, President of the Bundestag, interviewed at the Shoah Memorial

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When history unites France and Germany: discover the historical visit of Yaël Braun-Pivet and Julia Klöckner to the Shoah Memorial.

A strong and highly symbolic gesture of shared memory.

Guided tours of the Shoah Memorial in summer

From July 6 to August 28, 2026, come and enjoy guided tours at the Memorial every day.

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Tribute to Arlette Testyler, survivor of the Shoah

Arlette Testyler, born Reiman, president of the Union of Auschwitz Deportees and Holocaust survivors, died on Friday 12 June in Paris.

The Shoah Memorial presents its most sincere condolences to his daughter Marina and all her family. He salutes a major figure in the memory of the Shoah, whose warmth and strength of character touched all those who knew her.

Seminar of academic correspondents of the Shoah Memorial

For two days, the correspondents were able to take stock of the actions carried out in their territories, share their field experiences and discuss the issues they are facing today.

The youth of Modena in the face of European history.

The International Memorial

At the Institute "Fermo Corni" in Modena, high school students turned the complex history of migration and European borders into captivating podcasts and websites. An exemplary educational project where memory becomes a living lever to build an enlightened citizenship.

Discover the programming of the Nuit Blanche at the Shoah Memorial

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For this 2026 edition of the Nuit blanche, the proposals by artists Tami Notsani and Emmanuel Régent explore what links contemporary art to memory and archive, but also to objects, sometimes ordinary, hoisted as symbols and sublimated by artistic gesture. Gestures tying together the past, present and future, the need for vigilance, hope and eternity.

Exceptionally! Opening on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium, and closing at 2 a.m.

Visit of the Jewish Refugees Association to the Shoah Memorial in Paris and Drancy

The Jewish Refugees Association (AJR) of London, mixing several generations of the Shoah, visited the Shoah Memorial in Paris and Drancy on 26 and 27 May.

Art under sequestration (1940-1944): French museums facing the dispossession of World War II

Discover a little-known page in the history of art and the Occupation during the study day "L'art sous séquestre (1940-1944)", organized in Paris and accessible online. This scientific event lifts the veil on the role of national museums in the spoliation of cultural property during the Second World War.

Free guided tours in English and French during the summer at the Shoah Memorial

Nuit Blanche, special night at the Shoah Memorial

For the Nuit blanche, on Saturday 1st to Sunday 2nd June, the Shoah Memorial offers a program, with multiple entries, allowing the visitor to stroll through the Memorial, and discover several works of artists, around two axes: video and performance.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 10:30 am, attend the Ceremony in tribute to the Volunteers Jewish Veterans

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As part of the National Day of Resistance and the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of France

On the night of May 13 to 14, hooded individuals degraded the Wall of the Righteous and other places in the neighborhood.

All Memorial would like to thank the many people who have shown their support.

European Night of Museums at the Holocaust Memorial

On the occasion of the European Night of Museums, the Memorial offers an exceptional interpretation of "The book of my mother" by Albert Cohen by Patrick Timsit this Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 9pm.
Free admission, in front of the Shoah Memorial

Yom HaShoah ceremony

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Discover the new digital monument of the Shoah Memorial

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On the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance of the victims of the deportation, the Shoah Memorial inaugurated a new digital monument on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in the crypt.

24 April 2024, Day of Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of the Ottoman Empire

On the occasion of the National Day of Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, discover the exhibition alongside Claire Mouradian, curator of the exhibition, and Caroline François, coordinator of the exhibition.

Tribute to Hubert Heilbronn, former vice president of the Shoah Memorial, who died on 14 April 2024

The Shoah Memorial pays tribute to Hubert Heilbronn (1931-2024), its former vice-president and administrator.
Hubert Heilbronn has accompanied and supported the development of our institution for many years.
He was Commander of the Legion of Honor and Commander of Arts and Letters.
The Shoah Memorial extends its condolences to his family and loved ones.

New! Discover the new exhibition "Paris 1924 – Paris 2024: the Olympic Games, mirror of societies"

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As part of the Olympic Games to be held in Paris in 2024, the Shoah Memorial joins all the events dedicated to this event, 100 years after the Paris 1924 Games.

Discover the new program of cultural activities at the Shoah Memorial

New exhibitions, new cycles of meetings, screenings, guided tours, workshops for adults and children, so many events not to be missed at the Shoah Memorial in Paris

The Shoah Memorial installs a new museum in Nice

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On Tuesday, 12 March 2024, the Shoah Memorial and the city of Nice signed a lease promise for the future Shoah Memorial Museum.

A few more days to visit the exhibition "Riss: le procès Papon" which ends on March 3rd

until March 3, 2024

Immerse yourself in the exhibition "Riss: le procès Papon" alongside Laurent Joly, director of the CNRS and curator of the exhibition, and Riss, cartoonist and director of Charlie Hebdo, during an exceptional guided tour.

On February 21, 2024, Missak Manouchian and his wife Mélinée entered the Pantheon.

Tribute to Robert Badinter, who died this Friday, February 9, 2024.

The Shoah Memorial honours the memory of Robert Badinter, a member of the Board of Directors of our institution.

New! Exhibition "Foreigners in the Resistance in France"

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Around the Panthenisation of Missak Manouchian, discover the new exhibition of the Shoah Memorial in Paris

International Day dedicated to the memory of genocide and the prevention of crimes against humanity.

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Rwanda 1994: the Tutsi genocide, the new exhibition of the Shoah Memorial in Paris

As part of the 30th commemoration 1994-2024

As part of the 30th commemoration 1994-2024

the meaning of words

As part of its educational missions, the Shoah Memorial undertakes a series entitled "the meaning of words". More than ever, it is important to understand that words have a meaning and a precise definition. The Shoah Memorial must emphasize the importance of the meaning of words, their use and use.

Discover the new program of cultural activities January/ March 2024

New exhibitions, conferences, workshops for adults and children, meetings, commemorations . discover the new program of cultural activities of the Shoah Memorial

The "Active Holocaust Legacy" project received financial support from the European Union as part of the "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme" (CERV) – "Remembrance" strand.

Discover the exhibition Riss: the Papon trial

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From 19 October 2023, discover the new exhibition Paris Shoah Memorial: "Riss: le procès Papon"

Tribute to Hélène Waysbord-Loing, who died on October 29, 2023.

The Shoah Memorial pays tribute to Hélène Waysbord-Loing, who died on October 29, 2023.

The project "The Holocaust as a starting point" received financial support from the European Union in 2022.

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Discover the new program of cultural activities

Workshops, conferences, exhibitions, screenings, meetings, guided tours: discover the new program of cultural activities of the Shoah Memorial

The Prince and Princess of Denmark visited the Shoah Memorial

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Back to the official visit of the Prince and Princess of Denmark to the Shoah Memorial in Paris.

French sign language visit

Back to image on the visit in French sign language

Discover the new program of cultural activities

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Workshops, conferences, exhibitions, screenings, meetings, guided tours: discover the new program of cultural activities of the Shoah Memorial

Official inauguration of Pithiviers station

Sunday, July 17, 2022, take part in the inauguration of the new memorial of the Shoah Memorial: Pithiviers Station

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New! Exhibition "By the grace of God"
The Churches and The Holocaust

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From 17 June 2022, discover the new exhibition "By the grace of God", the Churches and the Shoah of the Shoah Memorial
Free entrance, 1st floor

Tribute to Elie Buzyn, a survivor of the Shoah, who died on May 23, 2022 at the age of 93.

The Shoah Memorial salutes the memory of a great witness to the Shoah, a generous and modest man with luminous humanism, and offers its condolences to his wife Etty and his family.

Mr. Clément BEAUNE, Secretary of State for European Affairs, visited the Shoah Memorial

Thursday, May 12, 2022
Visit by Mr. Clément BEAUNE, Secretary of State for European Affairs

Exceptional meeting "Memorial in Russia: the confiscated memory?"

As part of the cycle of meetings "against the falsification of history"
Free, upon registration

Yom HaShoah Ceremony

From 27 April 2022 at 19:00 to 28 April 2022 at 19:00 will be read on the square of the Shoah Memorial 31 convoys: from convoy 38 to convoy 73.
The reading of the convoys will be in face-to-face and in distance.

Discover the new program of cultural activities from April to August 2022

From April to August 2022

film previews, workshops, international conferences, conferences, screenings, meetings, visits . take part in the new activities of the Shoah Memorial

Exceptional meeting “Falsification of history at the service of the invasion of Ukraine”

Tuesday, March 15th 2022

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Live interview from Kiev with Anatoli Podolski, Director of the Ukrainian Center for Shoah Studies

Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, visited the Holocaust Memorial

Back to images of the visit of Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs at the Shoah Memorial in Paris.
On the occasion of the exhibition "Diplomats facing the Shoah".

Tribute to Sarah Montard, survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, who died on February 21, 2022.

The Shoah Memorial pays tribute to a great activist of memory and sends condolences to her children and loved ones.

Discover the new exhibition "Diplomats facing the Shoah"

Discover the new exhibition of the Shoah Memorial, «Diplomats facing the Shoah»
February 8 to May 8, 2022

Extension of the exhibition "Homosexuals and lesbians in Nazi Europe"

The exhibition "Homosexuals and Lesbians in Nazi Europe" is extended until 22 May 2022.

On the occasion of January 27, when the Auschwitz Birkenau camp was discovered 77 years ago, the commemoration ceremony was held this morning in the crypt of the Shoah Memorial in Paris.

Images of the International Day for the Memory of Genocide and the Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity at the Paris and Drancy Holocaust Memorial

New! – Visit the exhibition "Homosexuals and Lesbians in Nazi Europe" with Florence Tamagne, curator of the exhibition.

Through this video, discover the exhibition Homosexual and lesbians in Nazi Europe presented by Florence Tamagne.

Douglas Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris, visited this Thursday, November 11 at the Shoah Memorial.

Call for Contributions Revue d'Histoire de la Shoah no. 218

Call for testimony: 80th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv round-up

The project "Overcoming 20th century historical traumas" was funded with the support of the European Union

Call for Contributions Revue d'Histoire de la Shoah review no. 217

Shoah Memorial reopens its doors!

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION

Following new measures by the French government to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Shoah Memorial will be closed from Sunday, 15 March, until further notice.

EHRI – One day Conference: 24th of September,2019 at Shoah Memorial

As part of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) program, the Shoah Memorial in Paris is organizing a study day dedicated to "Escape and rescue routes: France Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy: Exile, passages, borders... 1938-1944”.

EHRI methodological seminar in Trieste

Between the end of July and the beginning of August 2017, the Shoah Memorial organized in collaboration with the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum in Vilnius a methodological seminar on new sources and perspectives of investigation under the title The Nazi occupation and the extermination of the European Jews.

Fellowship for Advanced Shoah Studies

Call for Applications: EHRI Methodological Seminar in Trieste

→ 30 July – 4 August, 2017, University of Trieste, Italy (Department of Humanities)

Opening reception: Filming the Camps, from Hollywood to Nuremberg

Sunday, September 25, 2016 at History Museum of Mobile

Pictures of the opening reception of the exhibition at the Mobile Museum, Alabama (USA)

Training seminar for 30 Bosnian teachers in Banja Luka, April 2016

From April 19 to 21, the Jewish Community of Banja Luka held a training seminar for 30 Bosnian teachers on the history of the Holocaust and mass killings in the Balkans during the Second World War.

Holocaust survivor Martin Gray died on Monday, April 25, 2016

Martin Gray, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Treblinka extermination camp who fought with the Soviet Army, was best known for his bestseller For Those I Loved (1971), written with Max Gallo. He died on the night between Sunday and Monday, two days before his 94th birthday. The Shoah Memorial pays him tribute.

Creation in Paris of the Places of Remembrance network

A network of Holocaust Places of Remembrance in France bringing together 11 institutions was officially launched on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Ministry of National Education and the Shoah Memorial. The goal: to strengthen cooperation between members and train young “ambassadors of memory”.

Côte d'Ivoire to teach about the Shoah in schools

In Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, the Shoah Memorial led a two-day seminar for ministerial officials on integrating lessons about genocide and mass killings into school curricula.

EHRI WORKSHOP AT YAD VASHEM: HOLOCAUST ARCHIVAL FILM FOOTAGE

International Workshop within the framework of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI)
The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) invites you to participate in an international workshop on Holocaust archival film footage to be held at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem on September 19-21, 2016.

International Conference of Historical and Historiographical Studies

February 15, 2016, Ferrara (Italy) – The Institute for Contemporary History in Ferrara, the Shoah Memorial and the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Holocaust MEIS in Ferrara held an international Conference of Historical and Historiographical Studies on “Jewish resistance in Europe”

The Memorial to organize a citizenship race for the Lyon Appeals Court

On Friday, February 19, 2016, the Shoah Memorial and the Lyon Appeals Court signed an agreement to set up a citizenship race led by the Memorial’s teams for people convicted of committing racist or anti-Semitic crimes.

Lectures and an exhibition opening in Genoa

The "Sport in Europe during the War (1936-1948)" exhibition presented by the Shoah Memorial opened in Genoa, Italy on 31 January. Many visitors came to the event and student groups now visit the exhibition. Nearly 200 people attended Paul Dietchy’s readings on February 1 (see videos and photos below): “Sport in Nazi Germany: the Example of Football in Propaganda and Racism” and “The Challenge of the Stadium: Fascist Sport in Europe in the Thirties”.

Opening of the “After the Holocaust” exhibition

On January 28, 2016, the exhibition “After the Holocaust. Survivors and Refugees, 1944-1947′′ opened at the Shoah Memorial in the presence of European Parliament President Martin Schulz, historian and exhibition curator Henry Rousso, Shoah Memorial President Eric de Rothschild and Shoah Memorial Director Jacques Fredj.

Creating a Holocaust museum and education center in Thessaloniki

On January 31, David Saltiel, President of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, and Jacques Fredj, Director of the Shoah Memorial, signed an agreement to create a Holocaust museum and educational center in Thessaloniki. The Shoah Memorial will provide expertise and assistance as part of the agreement, which was signed in the presence of the Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, the Consul General of France and the Director of the French Institute of Thessaloniki, Christophe Le Rigoleur. The signing took place on the sidelines of a ceremony to honor the Holocaust victims in Thessaloniki.

Jewish persons deported from France who returned from deportation

The Shoah Memorial is trying to establish a list of Jews who were deported from France and returned.

I genocidi del XX secolo in Bologna

On January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Assembly President Simonetta Saliera opened the exhibition "Genocides of the 20th Century", presented by the Shoah Memorial, in Bologna. Present, among others, were Daniele De Paz, president of the Jewish Community of Bologna, Mgr. Giovanni Silvagni, Vicar of the Curia of Bologna, and Yassim Lafram, president of the Islamic Community of Bologna.