(via Google Translate) Resolve anti-Jewish sculptures Thomas Seiterich on anti-Jewish hatred in churches Position Bonn - 15.09.2017 In the year of the Reformation jubilee, among other things, the historical church sculptures loaded with anti-Jewish hate are the focus: in particular, the clearly visible "Judensau" at the town church in Wittenberg, where the reformer Martin Luther preached. But Wittenberg is not a single case in Germany. Also at the cathedral of Wetzlar, which has been used for centuries by Protestants and Catholics, a figure of the Jews' hat, since a renovation in 1903, clearly visible above the main portal, which serves as an entrance door. In total, there are more than 30 medieval churches in Germany, where a "Judensau" is part of the building - the maximum insulting of Jewish people and Jewish beliefs, designed with an evil sense of security. Wherever evangelical or Catholic churches are so defiled, there has been a lively debate in the communities over recent years. At the same time, a rather conservative standpoint seems to prevail in the respective local church communities or town councils: one leaves the sculpture in its centuryly place and documents with a textboard, what is the offensive piece and how and why the present church dissociates itself from it , I am of the opinion that this is not enough. For this soft, historicizing explanation and distance procedure does not reach many people who visit these churches: for reasons of the foreign language or because of the always complicated content. For this inevitably requires knowledge about Judaism and Christianity as well as about the history of both - a knowledge that many people no longer have. Therefore, uniqueness is required. This means: Eliminate. This clear action can also be explained with a text board. By Thomas Seiterich The author Thomas Seiterich is editor of the magazine "Publik-Forum".