During the Roman period , Aachen was the site of a flourishing Jewish community . Later , during the Carolingian empire , a Jewish community lived near the royal palace . In 802 , a Jew named Isaac accompanied the ambassador of Charlemagne to Harun al-Rashid . During the 13th century , many Jews converted to Christianity , as shown in the records of the Aachen Minster ( today 's cathedral ) . In 1486 , the Jews of Aachen offered gifts to Maximilian I during his coronation ceremony . In 1629 , the Aachen Jewish community was expelled from the city . In 1667 , six Jews were allowed to return . Most of the Aachen Jews settled in the nearby town of Burtscheid . On 16 May 1815 , the Jewish community of the city offered an homage in its synagogue to the Prussian king , Friedrich Wilhelm III . A Jewish cemetery was acquired in 1851 . 1,345 Jews lived in the city in 1933 . The synagogue was destroyed during Kristallnacht in 1938 . In 1939 , after emigration and arrests , 782 Jews remained in the city . After World War II , only 62 Jews lived there . In 2003 , 1,434 Jews were living in Aachen . In Jewish texts , the city of Aachen was called Aish , or Ash ( אש )
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