Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea

The Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea (Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation; CDEC) is an independent cultural and historical institution in Milan, Italy.

It promotes the study, culture, and history of the Jewish People in Italy in the context of modern times.

The CDEC was founded in 1955 at the initiative of the Italian Jewish Youth Federation (Federazione Giovanile Ebraica Italiana).

Its operations are divided between the following departments: In late 2006, the CDEC inaugurated its website offering a digital exhibition of its holdings.

Thousands of items, comprising photographs, letters, journals, memoirs, and official documents, tell the story of Jewish life in Italy from the mid-19th century to the years of persecution at the start of the Second World War, through the Holocaust, and into the postwar period.