Via google translate - (if you can help with a better translation please send it to me!) Schmäh relief "Judensau" The Fall of Man comes to court By Michael Hübner 07.03.18, 12:53 clock Wittenberg - The "Judensau" at the city church - the Schmährelief from the 13th century - employs the judiciary. "We are in the pre-litigation procedure," said District Court Director Johannes Nolte on Tuesday. And the exchange of lawsuits is already in full swing. Michael Dietrich Düllmann, member of the synagogue Sukkat Shalom of the Jewish Community Berlin, has triggered the dispute. He has civil sued the city parish and demands the removal of the sandstone relief. His lawyer Hubertus Benecke speaks of the "objective and subjective fact of the insult". This charge is a criminal offence. But there is no such charge, says police spokeswoman Cornelia Dieke. But also the theologian Richard Harvey calls for the hanging of the "Judensau" - the word was once coined by the Nazis. The petition of the British (man?) is still running. The Wittenberg town church and its historical relief are at the center of a legal dispute. The Wittenberg town church and its historical relief are at the center of a legal dispute. By contrast, civil proceedings have already picked up speed. The city church has written a response that has it all: The city church claims that it can not be complained because it - for formal reasons - is "not ready". The lawsuit is therefore inadmissible and unfounded, according to the lawyer Jörg Ellermann, who emphasizes "openly and honestly" towards the MZ: The city church did not offend people of Jewish faith! This non-jurisdiction is skillfully countered by the attorney in Hof, who represents Düllman. "This is truly an amazing argument," says Benecke. She recalled the "tactics of Adam and Eve in the Fall. It was not me, it was the woman. And Eva pushes everything on the line ", says Benecke, who asks: Does Wittenberg want to behave like that? In Lutherstadt, on the other hand, Ellermann tries to explain the historical context. It is referred to Friedrich Schorlemmer. The pastor wrote an article titled "The mocking of the Jews - a scandal on the facade of the Wittenberg town church". The author begins his execution with the rhetorical question, which, according to Ellermann, summarizes "the core of this civil procedure": "Why does this nonsense, this horrible Jewish mockery at the city church, not finally tick off, crumble to dust?" The answer to this question, emphasizes Ellermann, is obvious to the author: "No. Because even difficult history needs to be remembered, especially since Martin Luther with his anti-Jewish furor - along with most of his contemporaries - belongs to the shocking impact story: Jews in Germany and Europe as always hunted, shaking their heads, anger, horror, shame - all this is only too legitimate ". "That's not justifiable," says Schorlemmer. He does not participate in a "such form of confrontation". He was not available for the legal dispute. A scandal does not have to be scandalized, he explains. Ellermann does not see the basket as a problem. (???) The quote is a public statement. "It's very good in terms of content," says the lawyer. Anyone who supports the depreciation of the relief must also demand that the former concentration camps be closed as a place of exhortation, according to the lawyer. And there is another exciter. "The 'Judensau' is sold in the relevant tourist shops in Wittenberg, especially by the city church, as a black and white postcard of the utmost sharpness," says Benecke. The charge does not apply to the city info. Even in the "relevant shops" prospective buyers will search in vain. The buyer will find in the city church. For 2.10 euros there is the "Judensau" on two cards to go. For the historical classification provides the flyer "Place of reminder" of Schorlemmer. Incidentally, only a "Judensau" was removed in Germany. That was in 1945 from a pharmacy in Kelheim. A US officer gave the order. (Mz) - Source: https://www.mz-web.de/29830096 © 2018