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The city of Wittenberg contains a Judensau (Jew-Pig) from 1305, on the facade of the Stadkirche, the church where Martin Luther preached. It portrays a rabbi who looks under the sow's tail, and other Jews drinking from its teats. An inscription reads "Rabini Shem hamphoras," gibberish which presumably bastardises "shem ha-meforasch" ("The fully pronounced Name [of God])). The sculpture is one of many still remaining in Germany.
In Vom Schem Hamphoras (1543), Luther comments on the Judensau sculpture at Wittenberg, echoing the antisemitism of the image and locating the Talmud in the sow's bowels:
“Here on our church in Wittenberg a sow is sculpted in stone. Young pigs and Jews lie suckling under her. Behind the sow a rabbi is bent over the sow, lifting up her right leg, holding her tail high and looking intensely under her tail and into her Talmud, as though he were reading something acute or extraordinary, which is certainly where they get their Shemhamphoras.
In 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther's launching of the Protestant Reformation, it is time to remove this statue and replace it with something more honouring to the God of Israel, respectful of the Jewish people, and bringing dignity to a Christian place of worship instead of retaining a sculpture that is unseemly, obscene, insulting, offensive, defamatory, libellous, blasphemous, anti-semitic and inflammatory.
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July 13, 2016
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me that we no longer accept this hateful relic as a neutral piece of history. My heart feels heavier knowing it still looms over the city but your support gives me the strength to keep pushing for its removal.
19 Comments
It is really the time to get rid of this horrific statue - and also to get rid of all of the same kinds of statues in other churches all around Europe, especially in Germany! There are more than 30 churches, where this type of "artistic work" (a shame!) appear. From some of them the statue has been removed.
Dreadful that this has been allowed to stay in place for so long, and is so disrespectful to all Jewish people. BLessings, Maree Williams
Its time that this remnant of hatred towards Jewish people is removed- it is baseless, obscene and insulting- even to Christians allowing it to stand like this for over 7000 years!
It' s a shame for Germany! According to the Bible we shall bless Israel and we will be blessed.
This is a terrible blasphemy against God and deeply offensive to the Jews. I am shocked and very grieved, and pray that it will be removed as soon as possible.
It's a shame it's still there.
JESHUA WAS A JEW. JEWS ARE OLIVE TREE.
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PLEASE SIGN THE MAIN PETITION AT
https://www.change.org/p/remove-the-wittenberg-jud...
THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE THE REGULAR UPDATES -THANKS!
The city of Wittenberg contains a Judensau (Jew-Pig) from 1305, on the facade of the Stadkirche, the church where Martin Luther preached. It portrays a rabbi who looks under the sow's tail, and other Jews drinking from its teats. An inscription reads "Rabini Shem hamphoras," gibberish which presumably bastardises "shem ha-meforasch" ("The fully pronounced Name [of God])). The sculpture is one of many still remaining in Germany.
In Vom Schem Hamphoras (1543), Luther comments on the Judensau sculpture at Wittenberg, echoing the antisemitism of the image and locating the Talmud in the sow's bowels:
“Here on our church in Wittenberg a sow is sculpted in stone. Young pigs and Jews lie suckling under her. Behind the sow a rabbi is bent over the sow, lifting up her right leg, holding her tail high and looking intensely under her tail and into her Talmud, as though he were reading something acute or extraordinary, which is certainly where they get their Shemhamphoras.
In 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther's launching of the Protestant Reformation, it is time to remove this statue and replace it with something more honouring to the God of Israel, respectful of the Jewish people, and bringing dignity to a Christian place of worship instead of retaining a sculpture that is unseemly, obscene, insulting, offensive, defamatory, libellous, blasphemous, anti-semitic and inflammatory.
For more information see 10 minute presentation here -
Or for 1 hour presentation with powerpoint slides and audio here:
Please sign the petition!
Updates
July 13, 2016
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me that we no longer accept this hateful relic as a neutral piece of history. My heart feels heavier knowing it still looms over the city but your support gives me the strength to keep pushing for its removal.
19 Comments
Please remove this affront to God and man, especially our Jewish brethren! It does not reflect the love of Christ for our fellowman and hinders the furtherance of the Gospel.
It is really the time to get rid of this horrific statue - and also to get rid of all of the same kinds of statues in other churches all around Europe, especially in Germany! There are more than 30 churches, where this type of "artistic work" (a shame!) appear. From some of them the statue has been removed.
Dreadful that this has been allowed to stay in place for so long, and is so disrespectful to all Jewish people. BLessings, Maree Williams
Its time that this remnant of hatred towards Jewish people is removed- it is baseless, obscene and insulting- even to Christians allowing it to stand like this for over 7000 years!
It' s a shame for Germany! According to the Bible we shall bless Israel and we will be blessed.
This is a terrible blasphemy against God and deeply offensive to the Jews. I am shocked and very grieved, and pray that it will be removed as soon as possible.
It's a shame it's still there.
JESHUA WAS A JEW. JEWS ARE OLIVE TREE.
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Please remove this affront to God and man, especially our Jewish brethren! It does not reflect the love of Christ for our fellowman and hinders the furtherance of the Gospel.