https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outrage-as-east-german-town-bans-holocaust-stumbling-blocksContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outrage-as-east-german-town-bans-holocaust-stumbling-blockshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outrage-as-east-german-town-bans-holocaust-stumbling-blocks#u88525Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:56:38 +0000A town council in eastern Germany has voted to ban new Holocaust memorial plaques known as stumbling blocks. The decision in Heidenau sparked immediate backlash and widespread outrage. The action halts the installation of small brass stones that mark the last known residences or workplaces of victims of Nazi persecution, including Jewish people. Germany's education minister branded the ban a scandal, following an initiative by the far-right and conservatives to stop the commemorative plaques.Why it mattersStumbling blocks, or Stolpersteine, are widely found across Germany to remember vict