Catalogue question 59 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
How many years ago did the first Jewish community exist on the territory of present-day Germany?
- about 300 years ago
- about 700 years ago
- about 1150 years ago
- about 1700 years ago Correct
Why — for every option
- A — 300 years is far too few — Jewish life in Germany is documented as considerably older.
- B — 700 years considerably underestimates the age of the first documented Jewish community.
- C — 1150 years likewise underestimates the oldest document.
- D — Correct: Emperor Constantine's edict of 11 December 321 CE, addressed to the city council of Cologne, is the oldest written evidence of Jewish life on the territory of present-day Germany — the occasion for the 2021 theme year '1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany'.
Source: www.2021jlid.de
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