A German town has banned the small brass memorial plaques known as “stumbling stones”, prompting Germany’s education minister to describe the decision as a “scandal”.
The plaques commemorate victims of the Nazis. Their ban has drawn national attention because of the memorials’ role in remembering people persecuted and killed under Nazi rule.
The education minister criticised the decision publicly, calling it a “scandal”. The minister’s comments underline the controversy surrounding the town’s move and its implications for the way Nazi victims are commemorated.
The town was not identified in the available information, and no further details were provided about when the ban was introduced or how it will be implemented.
At this time, it is known that the German town has prohibited the small brass memorial plaques and that the decision has been condemned by Germany’s education minister. Further information about the town’s reasons and any response to the criticism was not available.
