How many years ago did the first Jewish community emerge in what is now Germany?

Question 59 of 300 · General section

Correct answer

about 1,700 years ago

All answer options

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

Why is this answer correct?

An edict of the Roman emperor Constantine from the year 321 mentions the Jewish community in Cologne. It is the oldest written evidence of Jewish life north of the Alps, so roughly 1700 years ago. That is why 2021 was marked nationwide as the year of "1700 years of Jewish life in Germany".

Facts about this question

Question number
59 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
100% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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