German high court rules antisemitic church sculpture doesn’t have to be removed
14 June 2022 |
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A member of the Jewish community launched the suit against the medieval "Jewish pig" sculpture in Germany's Wittenberg. Previous judges had ruled against him, citing the Holocaust memorial and context plaque beside it.
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