Why we exist


Defend open and liberal societies

Antisemitism and group-based hatred, as well as growing skepticism towards democratic institutions, threaten the future of our open society.

To counteract this, the Reimann family founded the Alfred Landecker Foundation, which they have endowed with 260 million euros.

Rising populist

and nationalist movements

threaten our democracy

Rising populist

movements

threaten

our democracy


Strengthen democracy

The resurgence of populism and nationalism, including in Western democracies, is threatening our institutions from both outside and in. Hatred, prejudice, and indifference are only deepening rifts.

We firmly believe that all people have the right to live without fear and persecution and to prosper in an open society.

We want to help protect our freedoms by strengthening democratic processes and institutions.

Our story

The Reimann family wants to take the lessons learned from the collapse of European civilization under National Socialism and turn them into active engagement here and now.

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Who was Alfred Landecker? Mannheim, April 24, 1942. Two Gestapo officers knock on the door of the Landecker family’s home...

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Remember the Holocaust

Fight antisemitism

Strengthen democracy

What we do


Our cause

The purpose of the Alfred Landecker Foundation is to remember the Holocaust, fight group-based hatred with a focus on antisemitism and strengthen democracy.

This becomes all the more challenging in light of the tectonic shifts brought about by the digital revolution. In order to protect our democratic institutions, strengthen critical judgement and promote a culture of remembrance, the Alfred Landecker Foundation brings together and promotes a global network of academics and civil society.


Explore what we do

Remember the Holocaust

Fight antisemitism

Strengthen democracy


Our funding guidelines

A quick overview of how we fund and what projects we support.

Our funding guidelines

Who we are


Team

Under the leadership of the Chair and the Co-CEOs, the team at the Alfred Landecker Foundation handles the implementation and monitoring of the grants.

The office of the Alfred Landecker Foundation is located in Berlin. Its activities extend beyond the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany into other European countries, the United States of America and Israel.

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  • Foundation Team
  • Lena Altman
    Co-CEO
  • Silke Muelherr
    Co-CEO
  • Steffen Jost
    Head of Program
  • Adriana Koch
    Lead Impact
  • Luisa Maria Schweizer
    Lead Democracy
  • Miriam Menzel
    Program Manager
  • Raphael von Aulock
    Program Manager
  • Jan Wilkens
    Program Manager
  • Johannes Rudloff
    Program Manager Academic Grants
  • Sarah Florence Gaebler
    Head of Enabling
  • Jonathan Duetsch
    Grants Manager
  • Claudia Riese
    HR & Finance Manager
  • Ellen Brinkmann
    Head of Communications
  • Daniela Oberstein
    Political Communications Manager
  • Dagmar Reindl
    Executive Assistant
  • Anna Dingler
    Professional Year Trainee
Foundation Team
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Lena Altman

Co-CEO
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Silke Muelherr

Co-CEO
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Steffen Jost

Head of Program
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Adriana Koch

Lead Impact
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Luisa Maria Schweizer

Lead Democracy
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Miriam Menzel

Program Manager
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Raphael von Aulock

Program Manager
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Jan Wilkens

Program Manager
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Johannes Rudloff

Program Manager Academic Grants
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Sarah Florence Gaebler

Head of Enabling
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Jonathan Duetsch

Grants Manager
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Claudia Riese

HR & Finance Manager
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Ellen Brinkmann

Head of Communications
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Daniela Oberstein

Political Communications Manager
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Dagmar Reindl

Executive Assistant
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Anna Dingler

Professional Year Trainee
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Explore what we do

Remember the Holocaust

Fight antisemitism

Strengthen democracy