Heidenau stops new Nazi-victim plaques on public streets

Heidenau stops new Nazi-victim plaques on public streets

Heidenau council near Dresden, Saxony, voted to stop new Stolpersteine — small brass plaques in sidewalks honoring Nazi victims — on public land. The town says future remembrance will focus on a central memorial site. The decision drew outrage and criticism across Germany. The question is whether memory belongs in daily streets or in one place.

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