In view of the anti-Semitism scandal at the Documenta, the “Jüdische Allgemeine” is calling for the resignation of Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens).

“For those who don't consider the promise 'Never again anti-Semitism' to be a cheap phrase”, “the Ministry of Culture must entrust someone who credibly takes action against hatred of Jews.

Someone who exercises his office with competence and dignity,” writes the newspaper published by the Central Council of Jews in Germany.

Either Roth was not in a position to “influence the long-term development.

Or they couldn't or didn't want to understand that hatred of Jews represents a fundamental challenge for our democracy.

Both disqualify her to the highest degree as Minister of State for Culture, ”said the newspaper’s head of service, Philipp Peyman Engel.

Commitment to Israel and standing up against any form of anti-Semitism were part of the Federal Republic's DNA.

"In this country, taxpayers' money should never be spent on pure hatred of Jews." The Documenta gave this self-image a resounding slap in the face.

"It was the task of Minister of Culture Roth to prevent this.

It failed miserably.” Rarely has the Jewish community in Germany been so upset.

After the dismantling of the mural "People's Justice" by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, which is peppered with anti-Semitic depictions, Hesse's Minister of Art Angela Dorn (Greens) wants to examine the "structures" of the documenta.

Dorn said in HR: “This time collectives were invited.

That means there was not one responsible curator.

That's part of the problem.”

The shrouded installation, which was dismantled Tuesday night, shows a pig-faced soldier with a Star of David wearing a helmet inscribed "Mossad" and a man with bloodshot eyes and vampire teeth wearing an Orthodox hat and hairstyle emblazoned with SS runes.

Roth had declared on Tuesday that it was "overdue that this mural, which clearly has anti-Semitic elements, is now removed from the Documenta".

Shortly before, she had defended the Documenta.

"The fact that some media speak of an art fair of shame is a clear crossing of borders," she said in an interview with the "Süddeutsche" on Monday.

She warns against "imposing the specifically German questions of this dispute on a collective from Mali or Cuba".