As shown on the commemorative plaque, this house witnessed the decision on the forced deportation of 1300 Jews. The Nuremberg Laws were introduced in Luxembourg on September 5, 1940, followed by several other anti-Jewish ordinances. In practice, however, Jews were encouraged to leave the country. Jewish restrictions followed, including the requirement in September 1941, that all Jews wear a badge with a yellow star with the word "Jude" on it.
In Villa Pauly, many people were subjected to torture and degrading treatement, therefore the building has become a symbol of Nazi oppression. Due to the bad state of the building, Dr. Norbert Pauly did not return to the villa after the war. On 11 August 1989, the Villa Pauly was declared a Historic Monument. From the late 1990s to 2016, it served as the headquarter of the Committee for the Resistance Remembrance. It also housed the Documentation Center on the Resistance in Luxembourg. Today, there is a residence of the Committee for the Remembrance of the Second World War and the Luxembourg Shoah Foundation.