Judensau

Connected Sites: 5

Definition
"Judensau (German for "Jews' sow" or "Jewish sow")] is a derogatory and dehumanizing image of Jews in obscene contact with a large sow (female pig), which in Judaism is an unclean animal, that appeared during the 13th century in Germany and some other European countries; its popularity lasted for over 600 years" (Wiki). Still "in situ" within a WHS. Those in Wittenberg and Regensburg have nearby "explanatory" plaques which have been criticised for not being "explanatory" and "critical" enough.

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  • Luther Memorials
    Luther Memorials
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1996
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    Wittenberg: On the facade of the Stadtkirche from 1305. "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 bastardizes "shem ha-meforasch" " Wiki
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Regensburg
    Regensburg
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.07
    284
    9
    Mid 14C "weathered sculpture of a Judensau .. from the south façade of the Regensburg cathedral. It depicts three Jews, who were originally identified by pointed hats"
    See www.sacred-destinations.com
  • Cologne Cathedral
    Cologne Cathedral
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.53
    484
    24
    Carved on a choir stall from 1322
    See www.koelner-dom.de
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.67
    321
    12
    Wernerkapelle in Bacharach, 1290
  • Bamberg
    Bamberg
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.56
    280
    11
    Dom