The Foundation

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. 

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) 

In 2017, the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah supported 364 projects. In total, the grants allocated to the projects and the Shoah Memorial amount to 25 million euros.

Download the report (pdf)

In 2016, the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah supported 327 projects. In total, the grants allocated to the projects and the Shoah Memorial amount to 26 million euros.

Download the report (pdf)

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 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. 

In 2015, the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah has financed 265 projects ; €22 million euros were allocated.

Download the report (pdf)

Read our annual reports and consult the details of our activities.

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.

The Board of Trustees elects the Exective Board members to three-year terms renewable three times. The Exective Board reviews all the business submitted to the Board of Trustees, carries out its decisions and decides whether or not to support most of the projects presented to the Foundation.