Officials of the city of Cologne today reported that 1,274 Jews had emigrated from the city since the ascent of the Nazis to power. According to the latest figures available Cologne had a Jewish population of more than 12,000. There has been a Jewish community in the ancient city of Cologne ever since the time of the Roman Emperor Constance tine
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