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Outrage as East German town bans Holocaust ‘stumbling blocks’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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A small town in eastern Germany banned the installation of new Holocaust memorial plaques that mark the last known residence or workplace of Jews and other victims of the genocide.

The motion was proposed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU)...

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[–] 9 points 2 days ago

Btw walking over the stumbling blocks, which plates are made from brass, polishes them and helps to keep them shiny.

If you happen to find Stolpersteine that are discoloured or dirty, the artist and responsible foundation welcome people who want to clean them:

https://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/information/clean-stumbling-stones

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