Memory
Emmanuel Macron denounces progressing antisemitic hydra
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Twenty years after Ilan Halimi's murder, Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at the Élysée denouncing the persistence of antisemitism. The president proposes mandatory ineligibility for elected officials convicted of antisemitic, racist, or discriminatory acts or statements. He planted an oak tree in memory of the victim.
Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have found that the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, begins life with a dense, seemingly random network of connections rather than a blank slate. This network refines itself through pruning, becoming more organized and efficient over time. The discovery challenges the traditional tabula rasa concept.
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The Valle del Cauca Assembly held a plenary session in Buga to mark the 24th anniversary of the 2002 kidnapping of eleven deputies by Farc. Local leaders condemned past violence and urged against repetition, honoring the victims' memory. The event featured a homily and floral offering.
Briefly viewing a childlike version of one’s own face increased adults’ recall of childhood events in a study led by Anglia Ruskin University and published in Scientific Reports on October 9, 2025.
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The review 'Questions internationales' publishes an issue on memory issues, between political instrument and demand for justice. This dossier arrives amid saturated memory claims in French and international news. It explores how commemoration serves national narratives and geopolitical strategies.