Shoah & Memories actively contributes to the work of remembrance around the Shoah and other genocides — to make the voices of the victims heard, to preserve sites of memory and to support survivors.
“Those who commit genocide kill twice. The first time by murdering their chosen victims, and the second by trying to erase all trace of the killings.” — Guillaume Dolidon, President
“It is our responsibility to make the voices of the victims heard, so that their memory stays alive.”
— Guillaume DolidonShoah & Memories is one of the three branches of the Memories Foundation, alongside Ocean Citizens and Israel Archaeology.
Our ambition is to involve people of every background in the study, protection and transmission of the memory of the Shoah and other genocides — so that new generations may understand, remember and remain vigilant.
So that in every generation, someone will stand up and say: I know, I remember, I tell the story.
Actively contributing to the work of remembrance around the Shoah and other genocides, so that the voices of the victims remain alive.
Sharing and passing on this knowledge — to families, schools, researchers and the wider public.
Supporting the researchers, academics and students who devote their work to remembrance and prevention.
Helping to preserve, study and conserve sites of memory across Europe and in Israel.
Carrying out concrete actions to support survivors and their families, wherever we can.
From educating the youngest to supporting academic research, from organizing events to funding projects — each pillar strengthens concrete and lasting remembrance work.
Multi-year partnerships with schools and universities: awareness curricula, educational workshops, themed event weeks, study trips and the welcoming of volunteers.
Training seminars, symposia, lecture series, exhibitions, films, theater, international exchange programs and memorial trips.
Scholarships for master's, doctoral and post-doctoral studies. Creation of teaching materials (books, films, posters) for students, educators and researchers.
Donations, bequests and corporate sponsorship make it possible to fund our missions and to strengthen the work of Shoah & Memories over the long term.
“Every figure is a name. Every name is a life. Every life is a story it is our duty to pass on.”
From the Shoah to the genocides of the twentieth century, through resistance, deportation from France and the memory of the camps — each theme is a thread it is our duty to weave, again and always.
The largest of the extermination camps — the epicenter of memory.
Liberation, testimonies, and the voice of Elie Wiesel.
The Statute on Jews, the roundups, French collaboration.
Pithiviers, Beaune-la-Rolande, Compiègne-Royallieu.
Remembrance Day — each year, the reading of the names.
The Ottoman Empire, the Pontic Greeks — broadening the scope of memory.
Camps, stations, plaques, memorials — each place bears a trace that we have a duty to visit, to explain and to preserve.
The point of departure for many convoys — today a place of remembrance marked by a commemorative plaque.
The railway tracks and the selection ramp — a universal symbol of deportation.
The largest of the extermination camps — a UNESCO-protected site.
A French internment camp — a place of transit before Auschwitz for thousands of Jews.
A French camp opened in 1941 — a stage in the “Green Ticket” roundup.
A stone laid, a candle lit — the simple gestures that keep memory alive.
Memories Foundation is the endowment fund that finances our nonprofit missions. We act on three inseparable fronts: the environment, heritage and memory.
Protecting the oceans and marine life.
Studying and protecting archaeological heritage.
Memory of the Shoah and other genocides.
Every testimony gathered, every archive saved, every young person reached comes at a cost. Your gift, whatever its size, keeps the flame of memory burning.
Are you a survivor, a descendant, a teacher, a researcher, a patron or a journalist — or simply someone who wishes to take part? Write to us. Every message is read, and every testimony matters.
