A German court on Tuesday ruled a 700-year-old anti-Semitic sculpture could stay...
BERLIN - A German court on Tuesday ruled a 700-year-old anti-Semitic sculpture could stay on the exterior of a church in the city of Wittenberg, dismissing a claim by a member of the local Jewish community that it was defamatory and should be removed.
The “Judensau,” or “Jew pig”, on a wall of Wittenberg’s St Mary’s church is a reminder of widespread anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages. It depicts a rabbi lifting the tail of a sow and peeping at its behind, while Jewish children suckle on the animal. “The sculpture in its current context has neither an insulting character, nor does it violate the plaintiff’s personal rights,” the judgment said.
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