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Speech competition: Say in politics, act for memory

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Published on 15 May 2026

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg trial, 9 classes from the Paris region took up a major challenge: playing political figures in the finals of the eloquence competition at the Drancy Shoah Memorial.

Between emotion, historical rigor and oratory jousting at the Prefecture of Seine-Saint-Denis, discover the highlights of a unique citizen event and the unpublished list of winners of this 2026 edition.

Launch of the exhibition
"Images of the greenback roundup": A day of exceptional conferences

Published on May 4, 2026

How did a simple green paper change the destiny of thousands of families? This Sunday, May 10, the Memorial invites you to a moving plunge into the heart of memory with the inaugural lectures of its exhibition event Images de la rafle du "billet vert" An exceptional discovery for History. 

Discover for the first time the story of this tragedy through an unpublished photographic report, a real historical treasure recently found, which brings out from the shadows the faces of the victims of May 14, 1941. Between the expertise of renowned historians and poignant testimonies, notably the intimate investigation of animator Laurie Cholewa on his grandfather and the memoirs of Salomon Buch, this exceptional afternoon will transform your view of the Holocaust in France.

National Deportation Day: a solemn tribute to the victims and heroes

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Published on April 27, 2026

Return to the highlights of the National Day of Remembrance for the victims and heroes of the deportation. Between recollection at the memorials and reviving the flame at the Arc de Triomphe, relive this essential commemoration dedicated to the memory of those who have lived the unspeakable, so that history never repeats itself.