Historical Archive of the City of Cologne Historical Archive of the City of Cologne The Historical Archive of the City of Cologne (, or for short) is the municipal archive of Cologne, Germany. It ranks among the largest communal archives in Europe. A municipal archive has existed in Cologne since the Middle Ages. The oldest inventory of charters in the archive is dated 1408/1409. The oldest document kept in the archive is a charter dated AD 922. The archive contains official records and private documents from all ages of Cologne history, as well as an extensive library of manuscripts. While the adjective "historical" in its name might
History of the Jews in Cologne and its rabbi. The first Cologne rabbi was The synagogues of the community had the following cantors: All of them contributed to the enrichment of synagogue music. The rectors of the community school were Cologne Jews, involved in the larger Jewish community were The most important Jewish names in the economic life of the city during the nineteenth century were Jews involved in politics were Jews involved in the arts were During the 1930s Cologne had many Jewish lawyers (125 at number) and doctors. The Judengasse, near the Rathaus, reminds of the former Jewish quarter. During French annexion of Cologne,