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The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah backs various projects in six areas: research on the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and other genocides; transmitting the memory of the Holocaust; teaching about the Holocaust; promoting and passing on Jewish culture; solidarity with Holocaust survivors; fighting anti-Semitism; and fostering intercultural dialogue.

Annual Report 2021

In 2021, the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah supported 245 projects. In total, the aid allocated to the projects and to the Shoah Memorial amounts to just over 17 million euros.

 

Annual Report 2020

In 2020, the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah supported 225 projects. In total, aid allocated to projects and to the Shoah Memorial amounted to just over 22 million euros.

Consult our Annual Report (pdf).

Annual report 2019

In 2019, the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah supported 304 projects in six areas: research, memory, education, Jewish culture, help for Shoah survivors and combating anti-Semitism.

Details of our actions and key figures can be found in our annual report (pdf)

In accordance with government directives related to the coronavirus-covid 19 outbreak and to ensure the protection of its employees and volunteers, the Foundation is closed until further notice. 

Committee meetings scheduled in the coming days to review the requests for assistance submitted earlier in the year are postponed. The schedule for new requests will be modified. 

Annual report 2018

In 2018, the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah supported 354 projects in six areas: research, memory, education, Jewish culture, help for Shoah survivors and combating anti-Semitism.

Details of our actions and key figures can be found in our annual report (pdf) 

 

Simone Veil
Friday, June 30, 2017

A survivor of the Shoah, Simone Veil was an exceptional woman, motivated by deeply held moral convictions. The first president of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah, from 2001 to 2007, and honorary president since then, she will forever remain a role model for us. 

A judge from the Court of Auditors chairs the financial committee, which safeguards the endowment’s value and the efficient use of its revenues. It also gives its opinion on the funding of projects with particularly large budgets.