Site of remembrance and democracy

Today the EL-DE-House is a place of remembrance with a permanent exhibition on ‘Cologne under National Socialism’ such as a documentation centre and library. The institution is dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the victims of National Socialism through research and education. From the beginning, this has crucially involved research into the history of Cologne’s Jewish population and heritage – activities that have brought many contacts to survivors of the Holocaust and their families.

As well as with historical issues, the information and education office is concerned with contemporary right-wing extremism and other forms of group-oriented discrimination. Among its activities, the [m²] miteinander mittendrin team suppports people threatened or affected by antisemitism. The antisemitism hotline aims to publicize and oppose antisemitism wherever it appears – everyone can become active here.