The resources of the Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation cover the history of the Second World War and that of the Jews of France in the 20th Century. Due to the wealth of documentation, this collection represents a unique and excellent instrument for studying the destruction of the Jews of Europe. Since 1945, most of the research done on this topic refers to the CDJC archives which are consulted both by historians and by journalists. French and International courts have extensively used the archives for the investigations during the Nuremberg trials, from those responsible for the « final solution » to the Barbie trial.
This exceptional collection of documents which has been supplemented regularly depuis la création du CDJC en 1943, avec la donation de documents personnels par des témoins de la Shoah, est composé d’une collection de près d'un million de dossiers, d’une photothèque d'environ 75,000 pictures, a library of some 50,000 references and film archives.
La numérisation du catalogue de la collection a permis au Mémorial d'utiliser un puissant moteur de recherche informatisé pour répondre précisément aux questions des chercheurs et des familles. The entire database can be accessed from the reading room.
