The Shoah Memorial pays tribute to Pierre-François Veil, president of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah, who died on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Born on March 16, 1954, son of Simone and Antoine Veil, he was a lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1979.
Involved for a long time in the transmission of the memory of the Shoah, he was a member of the executive committee of the Memorial of the Unknown Jewish Martyr in the 1990s, working on the expansion project of our institution.
Unanimously elected to the presidency of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah in July 2023, succeeding David de Rothschild, he placed his mandate in the continuity of his predecessors, including his mother Simone Veil, first president of the Foundation.
Inauguration of the exhibition: Simone Veil : Mes sœurs et moi. Memorial de la Shoah, February 10, 2026
Deeply human, imbued with humility, an emblematic figure, Pierre-François Veil worked tirelessly for the transmission of memory, the history of the Shoah, and the fight against antisemitism
The Shoah Memorial sends its most sincere condolences to his wife Barbara, his children, his brother Jean Veil and his family.
