Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah

The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah has supported from the very beginning the work of Father Desbois in his search for places of memory related to the extermination of the Jews by the Einsatzgruppen. By collecting testimonies, finding the exact locations of mass graves in Ukraine, and revealing the conditions under which the massacres took place, Father Desbois’s team is doing a first-order job. It should be noted that this search for historical truth, the first act of the work of transmitting memory, is carried out in respect and fraternal dialogue between Jews and Christians.

The Franco-Ukrainian team of Father Desbois stands out for its professionalism and responsibility towards history. The archival work, of which the exhibition is only the first illustration, continues. It is the first step in a process that will lead, on the one hand, to the sanctuarization of graves and, on the other hand, to an appropriation of this past by the Ukrainians themselves. Without forgetting the heavy past of the Soviet period, this awareness is one of the conditions for the embodiment of the European project, especially in Ukraine.”

Anne-Marie Revcolevschi, Director General of the FMS

The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah is a private foundation recognized as being of public utility. Its endowment is made up of unclaimed funds that were despoiled from French Jews during the Second World War.

The Foundation aims to support, in France and abroad, projects in several areas of activity:

• - historical research
• - the transmission of the history and memory of the Shoah
• - support for survivors
• - the preservation and promotion of Jewish culture within and outside the community.

The Foundation has funded more than 1,100 projects since its creation and provides permanent financial support to the Shoah Memorial in Paris.

Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah

52 Boulevard Malesherbes, 75008 Paris

Tel. 01 53 42 63 11/ info@fondationshoah.org/ www.fondationshoah.org