Vor wie vielen Jahren gab es erstmals eine jüdische Gemeinde auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Deutschlands?How many years ago was there a Jewish community for the first time in the area of present-day Germany?

Explanation

An imperial edict of 321 CE records a Jewish community in Cologne, giving evidence of Jewish life on today’s German territory about 1700 years ago. This makes it one of the oldest documented Jewish settlements north of the Alps.