Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah
The Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah ( Foundation in Memory of the Shoah ) is a private foundation recognized as a non-profit , established in 2000.
history
The endowment capital was paid in by the French state and French financial institutions 393 million euros , which are viewed as a restitution of Jewish property that was confiscated from Jewish citizens under the German occupation and the Vichy regime and not to the owners or after the end of the Second World War Heirs was returned. The foundation's projects are financed with the income from the foundation's capital.
Foundation goals
- Solidarité : supporting the survivors of the Shoah
- Histoire de l'antisémitisme et de la Shoah (History of Anti-Semitism and the Shoah): archive, publications and grants
- Mémoire et Transmission (remembrance and transmission): commemorative events and collection of eyewitness accounts
- Enseignement de la Shoah : Support for teaching materials and school trips
- Culture juive (Jewish culture): cultural events and media creation
The foundation financially supports the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris.
Foundation bodies
- President in 2013 is David de Rothschild , Vice President is Serge Klarsfeld . Simone Veil is the honorary president .
- Conseil d'administration (Board of Directors) with 25 members, composed of representatives of the French state, Jewish organizations and particularly qualified personalities.
- Commissions
- Direction générale (Management)
See also
literature
- Fondation pour la mémoire de la Shoah (Ed.): La Fondation pour la mémoire de la Shoah (no year)