https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-town-bans-stumbling-stone-memorials-to-nazi-victimsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-town-bans-stumbling-stone-memorials-to-nazi-victimshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-town-bans-stumbling-stone-memorials-to-nazi-victims#u89206Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:23:16 +0000Heidenau has prohibited the installation of new Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones, honoring Nazi victims on local sidewalks. The city council voted to block future small brass memorial plaques, claiming they are disrespectful, and instead directed future commemorations to the town North Cemetery. The motion passed with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany party and the Christian Democrats, prompting sharp domestic and international backlash. Germany education minister branded the ban a scandal, while a Holocaust survivor denounced the move as a transparent maneuver to suppress