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. Debido a la riqueza de documentación, esta colección representa un instrumento único y excelente para estudiar la destrucción de los judíos de Europa. Desde 1945, la mayor parte de la investigación realizada sobre este tema se refiere a los archivos del CDJC que han sido consultados tanto por historiadores como por periodistas. French and International courts have used the archives extensively 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 since the creation of the CDJC in 1943, with the donation of personal documents by witnesses of the Shoah, is composed of a collection of close to one million records, a photographic library of about 75,000 pictures, a library of some 50,000 references and film archives.
The digitization of the catalogue of the collection has enabled the Memorial to use a powerful computerized search engine so as to respond precisely to questions from researchers and families. Se puede acceder a toda la base de datos desde la sala de lectura.
