German town bans 'stumbling stone' memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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"Anyone who banishes Stolpersteine and memorial sites commemorating Jewish life from public spaces to the cemetery is prioritising death over life and rendering Jewish people invisible once again."
— Karin Prien , Politician
"I was appalled that a democratic party would stoop to supporting such a transparent manoeuvre by the extremists of the AfD."
— Charlotte Knobloch , Activist
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Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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