Judensau (German for "Jewish swine") is a derogatory and dehumanizing imagery of the Jews that appeared around the 13th century in Germany and some other European countries. Its popularity lasted for over 600 years and was revived by the Nazis. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ...

Jewish swine at the Cathedral of St. Peter (1250-1520) in Regensburg (June 2004)

The Jews, typically portrayed in obscene contact with unclean animals such as pigs or owls or representing a devil, appeared on cathedral or church ceilings, pillars, utensils, etchings, etc. Download high resolution version (1084x704, 96 KB)licence: public domain, picture taken by: M. Chlistalla, Regensburg June 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1084x704, 96 KB)licence: public domain, picture taken by: M. Chlistalla, Regensburg June 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Regensburg (English formerly Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona, Czech Řezno) is a city (population 150,212 in 2004) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ... Pigs are considered non-kosher (unfit or unclean) in the Old Testament though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. ... PIG has several meanings; see pig (disambiguation). ... For uses of the word Owl as a three letter acronym, see OWL. Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 220+ species of solitary, mainly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ...

This is an example of anti-Semitic propaganda used by the authorities to ostracize the Jewish minority. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Soviet propaganda poster from the Great Patriotic War depicting the victory of war hero General Georgi Zhukov over Nazi Germany. ...

In the Spanish language, marrano means "Christianized Jew", "pig" and "dirty". This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Marranos (Spanish and Portuguese, probably from the Arabic moharrama or muharram or meaning a forbidden thing) were Sephardic Jews (Jews from the Iberian peninsula) who were forced to adopt the identity of Christians, either through coercion as a consequence of the persecution of Jews by the Spanish Inquisition and Portuguese...

Partial list

Some of these sculptures can be found at some churches today. Some churches have corresponding statements and descriptions, available by request.

• Aerschot (Notre Dame Cathedral)
• Bamberg (Cathedral)
• Basel in Switzerland (Cathedral)
• Brandenburg (Cathedral)
• Cadolzburg
• Colmar (St Martin Cathedral)
• Eberswalde
• Erfurt (Cathedral)
• Gniezno (Cathedral)
• Heilsbronn (Cathedral)
• Cologne (Chorgestuehl in the Cathedral and St. Severin)
• Lemgo (St Marien)
• Magdeburg (Cathedral)
• Metz in France (Cathedral)
• Nuremberg (St Sebaldus Church)
• Regensburg (Cathedral)
• Remagen (Gate elbow)
• Uppsala in Sweden (Cathedral)
• Wiener Neustadt in Austria,
• Wimpfen (Church of St. Peter)
• Wittenberg (Town church)
• Xanten (Cathedral)
• Zerbst (St Nicolas Church)

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See also

• History of anti-Semitism
• Martin Luther and Judaism

This is a partial chronology of hostilities towards or discrimination against the Jews as a religious or ethnic group. ... Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) The Luther seal Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) was a German theologian, an Augustinian monk, and an ecclesiastical reformer whose teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and culture of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions. ...

External links

• Infamous 15th century Judensau carved at Lutherstadt Wittenberg with a plaque that warns against forgetting history and repeating past mistakes.
• Christian and Jew (in German)