Places of the Holocaust that are almost forgotten

Why the Sites of “Operation Reinhardt” Deserve More Attention

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The Foundation

We firmly believe that all people have the right to live without fear, without persecution and without suffering.


We remember the Holocaust.
We fight antisemitism.
We strengthen democracy.


To fulfill the mission of the foundation, we work together with our project partners to shape a humane, democratic future.



Explore what we do

Remember the Holocaust

Fight antisemitism

Strengthen democracy

Places of the Holocaust that are almost forgotten: Why the Sites of “Operation Reinhardt” Deserve More Attention

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“International law does not mean that the supposed law of the strongest prevails.” Legal historian Miloš Vec on the history of international law

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New Approaches to the Nazi Past: Landecker Lecturer Martin Clemens Winter on the potential of the digitised NSDAP membership files

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Art, Persecution and Loss: The Story of Jewish Collections of Modern Art

Exhibition at the Bucerius Kunst Forum

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“Die Ermittlung” – Between Remembrance, Reckoning, and Criminal Prosecution: Film Screening and Discussion at the University of Cologne

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Why we exist

Who was Alfred Landecker?

Who was Alfred Landecker? Author Annette Prosinger outlines the key stages of his life in the newly published biography

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Partnership with the University of Cologne

Partnership with the University of Cologne

Interdisciplinary cooperation between history and international law

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Claude Lanzmanns Audio-Archive

Claude Lanzmanns Audio-Archive

Interviews with witnesses of the Shoah

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Shoah Stories

Shoah Stories

A new learning platform on the Holocaust

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Salamander Archives

Salamander Archives

Documentation of literature on Judaism after 1945

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab

Landecker Digital Memory Lab

Exploring how Holocaust museums, memorials and archives can make better use of digital technologies

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Support for the Federal Association RIAS e.V.

Support for the Federal Association RIAS e.V.

Recording and Documentation of Antisemitic Incidents

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