Discover the new program of cultural activities at the Shoah Memorial

At the beginning of 2025, which marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Shoah Memorial offers a cultural and educational program designed to raise awareness among all generations about the importance of preserving and transmitting the history of the Holocaust.

The Memorial hosts four exhibitions this season. How the Nazis photographed their crimes. Auschwitz 1944 questions the historical significance of images taken by the SS. From the discovery of the camps to the return of the deportees offers a poignant insight into the difficult reconstruction of the survivors after the Holocaust.

The exhibition David Olère. Dessins reveals the striking works of an artist who survived Auschwitz, who translated the unspeakable through his illustrations.

Finally, visitors will be able to discover Les Immortels, an exhibition based on five eponymous video clips made by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache that depict the encounter between a. e young person and a. e survivor. e, a symbol of the commitment of young people who have promised to be the memory of their memories.

On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust (27 January) and in the context of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Memorial presents a series of exceptional events including testimonies from the last survivors of Auschwitz.

The film cycle spans 80 years of films on the Shoah; we are continuing "Vives Mémoires," our partnership with the Théâtre de la Ville, with three musical readings; the program is enriched by events on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day and as part of the Week of Education and Actions against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Anti-LGBT+ Hatred; the main events in the auditorium will be held beforepremiere of the film Turbulence by Anne Aghion, as well as a musical reading in tribute to Robert Badinter, and the premiere of the documentary Anne Frank. Diary of a teenage girl by Alexandre Moix.

At the Drancy Shoah Memorial, you can attend, among other things, several screenings (The Area of Interest, The Most Precious of Commodities), events around literary news, as well as a day that marks 100 years of Ginette Kolinka, a survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

This new season, in Paris, Drancy and the regions, reaffirms the mission of the Memorial: to transmit for action. The Memorial remains a space for (re)discovery and commitment. Crossing your doors is to participate in an essential civic act and to be part of a process of transmission and hope for the future.

Jacques Fredj, director

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