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1700 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN GERMANY\u00a0<\/h2>
On 11 December 321, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great issued an edict legislating that Jews could and should hold municipal offices in the curia, Cologne\u2019s municipal administration. The edict is definitive evidence that Jewish communities have been an integral part of European culture since as far back as late antiquity. A manuscript of this edict from the Early Middle Ages, kept today in the Vatican, is testimony to the more than 1700 years of Jewish history in Germany.<\/div>
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Heads of the society<\/h4>
The society owes its existence to the initiative of founding members Abraham Lehrer, 
Prof. Dr. J\u00fcrgen, and Dr. Matthias Schreiber. Further founding members include President of the Central Council Dr. Josef Schuster, ZDK President Prof. Dr. Thomas Sternberg, Mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker, and LVR Vice Chairman Prof. Dr. J\u00fcrgen Wilhelm. Central decision-makers include: <\/div>
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DR. MATTHIAS SCHREIBER<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>
1st chairman<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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PFR. JOACHIM GERHARDT<\/strong><\/div>
2nd chairman<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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RUTH SCHULHOF-WALTER<\/strong><\/div>
Chair<\/strong> of the Board<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ABRAHAM LEHRER<\/strong><\/div>
Chair of the General Assembly<\/strong>
Vice President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Vice President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Chairman of the Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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PROF. DR. DR. H.C. J\u00dcRGEN R\u00dcTTGERS<\/strong><\/div>
Chairman of the Board of Trustees\u00a0<\/strong>
Federal Minister,\u00a0retd., Minister President,\u00a0retd.\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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DR. CHRISTIANE TWIEHAUS<\/strong><\/div>
Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ANDREI KOVACS<\/strong><\/div>
Executive Managing Director<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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SYLVIA L\u00d6HRMANN<\/strong><\/div>
Secretary General<\/strong>
Minister of State,\u00a0retd.\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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DR. REGINA PLASSWILM<\/strong><\/div>
Managing Director<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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