1956-2006: From the Memorial of the unknown Jewish martyr to the Shoah Memorial

Laying of the first stone of the Tomb of the unknown Jewish martyr, Paris, May 17, 1953. Photo Daniel Franck / Memorial of the Shoah

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution, an exhibition-file designed by the Shoah Memorial, under the direction of historian Annette Wieviorka, retraces the history of the creation of the Memorial. Presenting a selection of archival documents and photographs, it also evokes the personalities who acted for the creation of the first European memorial dedicated to the Jewish victims of Nazism.