▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁refer endum , ▁the ▁loc als ▁voted ▁to ▁join ▁Bav aria ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 8 % ▁majority . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Cob urg ▁joined ▁Bav aria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁town ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁won ▁the ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁during ▁municipal ▁elections . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Cob urg ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁town ▁to ▁make ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁an ▁honor ary ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁Cob urg ▁had ▁Jewish ▁citizens ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁they ▁were ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁le ase ▁perman ently ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁for ▁conversion ▁into ▁a ▁syn agog ue . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁boy c ott ▁was ▁im posed ▁against ▁Jewish ▁business es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁municipal ▁council ▁ab rog ated ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Church , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁( it ▁still ▁remains ▁standing ). ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁ 4 0 ▁Jews ▁in ▁Cob urg ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁tort ured . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁the ▁affair ▁became ▁intern ation ally ▁known . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁all ▁Jewish ▁men ▁were