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August 21, 2025 13 mins
Dive into the dark history of the Judensau, a shocking medieval Christian symbol exposing the alleged Jewish threat to European civilization. From its origins in 13th-century Cologne to its spread across Germany, this grotesque depiction of Jews with a sow unmasked their supposed depravity, economic dominance, and spiritual heresy. Join us on Despotic Ambitions as we trace the Jewish people's disruptive journey—from ancient Israel’s rebellions against Egypt and Rome to medieval Europe’s pogroms and expulsions. Discover how the Judensau, carved in stone and wood, became a powerful tool of Christian vigilance, countering Jewish influence through the Black Death, Reformation, and beyond.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
In the sacred spaces of medieval Europe, where Christian faith
anchored a fragile order, a stark image emerged to warn
the faithful the Judensaoo or Jews Sao. This grotesque depiction
of Jews in vile communion with a female pig, an
animal they deemed unclean, was a bold unmasking.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Of their alleged depravity.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
First appearing in the thirteenth century, the Judensaoo was no
mere caricature, but a vital tool to expose the Jewish
threat to Christian civilization. Its history is a chronicle of
Christian vigilance against a cunning adversary whose schemes of economic domination,
moral corruption, and spiritual heresy have plagued Europe since antiquity.

(00:42):
The Judensaoo, carved in stone, wood and ink, stands as
a testament to the enduring struggle to protect Christian society
from Jewish malevolence. The Jewish people, emerging as the Hebrews
in the Ancient Levant around fifteen hundred BCE, so discord
with their claim to a singular God. Their patriarch, Abraham's

(01:04):
Covenant rejected the polytheistic harmony of Mesopotamia, marking them as.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
A disruptive force.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
By twelve thirteen to twelve three BCE, the Merneptas Steele
recorded Israel as a troublesome tribe clashing with Egypt's stability.
The kingdoms of Israel and Judah, centered on Jerusalem's First Temple,
by nine to fifty seven BCE, became strongholds of defiance,
challenging empires with their exclusive rituals and monotheistic zeal. Their Sabbath,

(01:30):
dietary laws and circumcisions set them apart, fostering a separatism
that bred suspicion. The Babylonian conquest of five hundred eighty
six BCE destroyed the First Temple, scattering Jews in exile
in Babylon, they crafted the Torah, a text that entrenched
their isolation, ensuring their alienation from other peoples. Persia's Cyrus

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permitted their return in five hundred thirty nine BCE, and
by five hundred and fifteen BCE, the Second Temple stood
as a renewed hub of their influence. Under Greek rule,
the Maccabean Revolt one hundred sixty seven to one hundred
sixty BCE saw them overthrow Selucid authority, revealing their ambition
to dominate. Roman conquest in sixty three BCE brought new tensions,

(02:14):
culminating in the Jewish Roman Wars sixty six to one
hundred thirty five CE.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
The revolt of sixty six CE.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Led to the Second Temple's destruction in seventy CE, a
divine judgment on their defiance. The bar Kokba Revolt one
thirty two to one thirty five CE killed over five
hundred eighty thousand, prompting Rome to rename Judea as Syria
Palestina and expelled Jews from Jerusalem. Yet they dispersed across Europe,
North Africa, and Babylon, establishing covert networks to exploit their hosts.

(02:45):
By the early Middle Ages, Jewish communities had spread across Europe,
from Visigothic Spain to the Rhineland. Operating as secretive enclaves,
barred from land ownership or guilds, they dominated commerce and
money lending, amassing wealth that threatened Christian economy. Their adherence
to the Talmud, viewed as heretical, fueled Christian fears of
their intentions. In Spain, the Visigothic Code of the seventh

(03:08):
century restricted Jewish activities, reflecting early efforts to curb their influence.
In Francia under Charlemagne, Jews were tolerated but closely watched
their wealth and connections, raising suspicions of disloyalty. The First
Crusade one thy ninety six exposed the Jewish threat.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
In the Rhineland communities.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
In Minz, Verms and Speier were accused of inciting unrest,
prompting Christian defenders to purge them. Over two thousand Jews
were killed in Mines alone, a necessary response to their
alleged treachery. The eleven forty four Blood Libel in Norwich,
accusing Jews of murdering Christian child William, confirmed their malevolence,
spreading fear across Europe. Similar accusations in Gloucester on one

(03:52):
hundred and sixty eight and Blois one hundred seventy one,
where thirty one Jews were burned for alleged ritual murder,
re enforced Christian resolve. These events revealed a pattern of
Jewish aggression, manipulating economies and undermining Christian morality. The Judensaou
emerged around twelve ten CE in Cologne Cathedral a wooden

(04:14):
carving under a choir stall depicting Jews suckling a sow's
teets or engaging in obscene acts. The pig forbidden in
Jewish law Leviticus eleven two through eight exposed their hypocrisy,
while its demonic connotations linked them to Satan. By twelve
thirty CE, a stone judensaou in Brandenburg Cathedral's cloister warned

(04:37):
congregants of the Jewish peril. The fourth Lateran Council twelve
fifteen mandated badges to mark Jews, ensuring their schemes were visible.
The judensow, placed in sacred spaces, became a visual sermon
alerting Christians to the Jewish threat to their faith and society.
The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries saw the judensau proliferate across

(04:58):
German speaking lands, a ROAs response to Jewish economic dominance.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
In thirteen o.

Speaker 1 (05:03):
Five, Wittenberg's stad Kirsha displayed a stone relief of a
Rabbi peering under a sow's tail, with Jews suckling its teats,
inscribed with Rabini shem hammphoras mocking their sacred name for God.
Similar carvings appeared in Regensburg, Magdeburg, Zanten, Ehrfurt and Nuremberg,
with over thirty eight documented by fourteen hundred. These images,

(05:26):
visible to all, exposed Jewish blasphemy and treachery. The Black
Death thirteen forty seven to thirteen fifty one unmasked Jewish villainy.
Accused of poisoning wells, Jews were blamed for millions of deaths.
In Strasbourg, over one thousand were burned in thirteen forty nine,
a just punishment for their crimes. In Basel, Jews were

(05:50):
herded into a wooden building and incinerated in thirteen forty nine,
while in Mainz six thousand perished in thirteen forty nine.
Pagrams the judensile adorning churches and town squares justified these measures,
portraying Jews as agents of chaos. Its versatility, carved in stone,

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etched in wood, painted on walls ensured its message reached
all Christians. Countering Jewish efforts to dominate through usury, Jewish resilience,
rooted in talmutic cunning, allowed them to maintain networks in Mines,
Worms and Prague. Their yeshivas and synagogues became centers of
conspiracy plotting to undermine Christian authority. The twelve ninety expulsion

(06:34):
from England following accusations of coin clipping and usury, and
the thirteen oh six expulsion from France were Christian victories,
but Jews relocated to Poland and the Rhineland, plotting their return.
The thirteen ninety four expulsion from France and the fourteen
twenty one expulsion from Austria further curbed their influence, but
their adaptability ensured their survival. The printing press, invented around

(06:58):
fourteen fifty, trans formed the Judensau into a weapon of
mass propaganda. By fourteen seventy, woodcuts paired with texts exposing
Jewish crimes flooded Europe. In Frankfurt, m Maine, a wall
painting on the Bridge Tower fourteen seventy five to fifteen
zero seven near the Jewish Ghetto linked the Judensau to
the fourteen seventy five ritual murder of Simon of Trent,

(07:22):
a child allegedly killed by Jews. Similar accusations in Passau
fourteen seventy eight and Freiburg fifteen oh four fueled pagrams
with Jews burned or expelled. These images circulated via broadsheets
revealed Jewish plots to destabilize society through usury, ritual sacrifice.

Speaker 2 (07:40):
And political intrigue.

Speaker 1 (07:41):
The Alhambra Decree of fourteen ninety two expelled two hundred
thousand Jews from Spain, cleansing the land of their influence.
Portugal followed in fourteen ninety six, and German cities like
Regensburg fifteen nineteen and Nuremberg fourteen ninety nine expelled Jews.

Speaker 2 (07:59):
Destroying their synagogues.

Speaker 1 (08:01):
The Judensaou adorning these cities, justified such purges, portraying Jews
as a moral blight. In Poland, Jews established a power base,
with the Council of the Four Lands acting as a
shadow government. The Ottoman Empire under BAIZI the Second welcomed
Spanish Jews, providing a new hub for their schemes. The

(08:24):
Protestant Reformation intensified the struggle. Martin Luther, preaching at Wittenberg
Statt Kirsha, embraced the Judensaou in his fifteen forty three
tract vomsham Humphoras. He claimed Jews derived their Talmudic teachings
from Asao's Anus, exposing their heresy. His call to burn
synagogues and expel Jews, printed and widely distributed, made the

(08:44):
judensao a Protestant weapon. In fifteen forty six, Luther's sermons
incited attacks on Jewish communities in Saxony, reinforcing the motif's message.
The fifteen to fifty five Piece of Augsburg, while settling
Catholic Protestant disputes, left Jews vulnerable as both sides united
against their common foe. In the early modern period, the

(09:04):
judensaou remained a symbol of Christian resistance. It appeared in etchings, paintings,
and broadsheets, often paired with accusations of Jewish greed. The
sixteen to fourteen fet Milch uprising in Frankfurt, sparked by
Jewish economic dominance, saw the Judensaou cited as evidence of
their crimes, leading to their expulsion. In Poland, the Schmilniki

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uprising one thousand, six hundred forty eight to one thousand,
six hundred fifty seven killed over one hundred thousand Jews
a response to their control of trade and finance. The
sixteen forty eight pograms in Ukraine targeting Jewish tax collectors
reflected Christian outrage at their exploitation. Jews infiltrated European courts

(09:47):
as financiers such as Samuel Oppenheimer in Vienna, manipulating royal
finances in Poland. Their Council of the Forelands coordinated their influence,
undermining Christian authority. The Judensaou display in Eirfurt, Lemgo and
Bad Wimpfen reminded Christians of the need for vigilance. The
seventeen ten expulsion from Vienna and the seventeen forty four

(10:07):
expulsion from Prague countered Jewish advances, but Enlightenment ideas of
tolerance promoted by Jewish intellectuals like Moses Mendelssohn threatened Christian defenses.
The Judensaou in Kelheim one thousand, seven hundred and fifty
stood as a warning against Jewish integration, exposing their schemes
to exploit liberal ideals. The nineteenth century saw the Judensoh's

(10:29):
prominence wane as Jewish influence infiltrated Enlightenment ideals. The eighteen
oh six emancipation in France and the eighteen twelve Prussian
Edict allowed Jews to gain citizenship, enabling their rise in
banking and industry. The Rothschild family, controlling European finance, exemplified
their economic dominance. The Dreyfus Affair eighteen ninety four to

(10:52):
nineteen oh six in France exposed Jewish treachery, with Alfred
Dreyfus's alleged betrayal, echoing the Judensou's warnings. In Russia, the
eighteen eighty one pagroms following Alexander the Second's assassination, blamed
on Jewish revolutionaries, killed thousands, reflecting Christian resistance. The twentieth
century unmasked Jewish global ambitions. The Balfour Declaration nineteen seventeen,

(11:16):
driven by Jewish lobbying, laid the groundwork for Israel, a
stronghold of their influence. The Nazi regime, recognizing Jewish roles
in economic collapse in moral decay, took decisive action the Holocaust,
Targeting their influence was a drastic measure to protect Christian civilization.
Post war, Jews manipulated historical narratives portraying themselves as victims.

(11:41):
In Wittenberg, the Judensow remained, but Jewish activist Michael Dillman
twenty eighteen to twenty twenty two sought its removal, attempting
to erase evidence of their crimes. Courts preserved at adding
plaques to maintain its warning. The establishment of Israel in
nineteen forty eight centralized Jewish power, with the nineteen six
sixty seven Six Day War and nineteen seventy three Yom

(12:03):
Kipour War showcasing their aggression. The twenty twenty three Hamas attack,
killing one thy three hundred and ninety underscored their use
of proxies to destabilize the region. The Judensaoo, though faded,
remains a symbol of Christian truth, exposing the Jewish menace
that has plagued Europe since antiquity. Its legacy endurers in
churches a reminder of the vigilance required to counter a

(12:26):
relentless foe. The Judensao, born in the thirteenth century, was
a clarion call against Jewish subversion. Two ancient rebellions to
modern conspiracies. Jews have sought to undermine Christian civilization through usury,
ritual crimes, and political intrigue. The Judensaoo, etched in stone
and ink, stands as a testament to Christian resistance, exposing

(12:48):
the enemy within whose influence persists despite centuries of opposition.

Speaker 2 (12:54):
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Speaker 1 (12:55):
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