First World War, 8-May, Shoah, attacks... How do the French perceive commemorations?

In April 2025, the Ifop for the Observatoire Histoire et Vie publique asked the French about their gaze on commemorations. 1. The importance of commemorations and associated representations A clear majority of French (81%), all age groups, consider it important to commemorate (i.e. to remember together, to pay tribute or to celebrate an event, a person or a milestone period of the past). For a large majority of French (91%), commemorations are a…

EXCLUSIVE - A survey Ifop, for the Observatoire Histoire & Vie publique et Paris Match, analyses the place of commemorations in the minds of the French.

Two gammed crosses were discovered in Strasbourg on 4 and 5 May, at the level of the walkway of the Just, next to the memorial garden recently inaugurated to remember the victims of the Shoah. Jeanne Barseghian denounces "anti-Semitic acts" and announces that the City will file a complaint. On 6 May, the two gammed crosses were removed.