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German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
A German town has banned Stolpersteine, the small brass plaques set into pavements across Europe to commemorate victims of the Nazis. Germany's education minister has called the ban a 'scandal', and the move has drawn criticism from those who see the memorials as an important act of remembrance.
Why now: The ban touches a sensitive debate over how Germany remembers Nazi-era victims.
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- German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims · BBC News
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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