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- 1East German town bans Holocaust memorial 'stumbling blocks'●Outrage as East German town bans Holocaust ‘stumbling blocks’
A small town in eastern Germany has banned the installation of new 'stumbling stones', the brass plaques embedded in pavements to mark the last known homes or workplaces of Jews and other Nazi victims. The decision has drawn widespread condemnation across Germany, with critics calling it an affront to Holocaust remembrance and a worrying signal about historical memory in parts of the former East Germany.
- 2German town bans Stolpersteine memorials to Nazi victims●German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
A German town has banned the installation of Stolpersteine, the small brass plaques set into pavements across Europe to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Germany's education minister has sharply criticised the move, calling it a "scandal". The memorial project, initiated by artist Gunter Demnig, has placed tens of thousands of stones in front of victims' former homes, and the ban has sparked national debate about how Germany remembers its past.