How many years ago did a Jewish community first exist in what is now Germany?

Einbürgerungstest, question 59 German original

Vor wie vielen Jahren gab es erstmals eine jüdische Gemeinde auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Deutschlands?

  1. vor etwa 300 Jahren about 300 years ago
  2. vor etwa 700 Jahren about 700 years ago
  3. vor etwa 1150 Jahren about 1,150 years ago
  4. vor etwa 1700 Jahren about 1,700 years ago
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Correct answer: vor etwa 1700 Jahren about 1,700 years ago

Why?

The oldest record of a Jewish community in what is now Germany is an edict of the Roman emperor Constantine from the year 321 that concerns Cologne. Jewish life here therefore goes back about 1,700 years, and in 2021 Germany marked “1,700 years of Jewish life”.

Key term: jüdische Gemeinde = Jewish community

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