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59. About how many years ago was there first a Jewish community in the territory of present-day Germany?

Official German wording

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

  1. vor etwa 300 Jahren
  2. vor etwa 700 Jahren
  3. vor etwa 1150 Jahren
  4. vor etwa 1700 Jahren

Answer options

  1. about 300 years ago
  2. about 700 years ago
  3. about 1,150 years ago
  4. about 1,700 years ago

Correct answer

about 1,700 years ago

Explanation

An edict issued by Emperor Constantine in 321 documents a Jewish community in Cologne. Jewish life in present-day Germany therefore has a history of about 1,700 years.

Official sources

The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.