The commemoration is an initiative of the association “321-2021: 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany,” (https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/germany/1-700-years-of-jewish-life-in-germany-jubilee-extended-by-half-a-year/), acting to counter anti-Semitism in Germany. In December 2021, 1,700 flags were raised to commemorate 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany. It serves as a site of research and documentation and brings Berlin’s vibrant Jewish history to life. Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia: Project: “Jewish Cologne – on the right bank of the Rhine.” Two centuries of Jewish history are closely connected to the Jewish cemetery in Cologne-Deutz. Germany is extending its commemoration of 1,700 years of Jewish life through July 2022 © Getty Images / FooTToo_________________© 2022 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved.

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2022 22:29 UTC