# German town bans ‘stumbling stones’ memorials to Nazi victims

https://mins.news/en/item/75355

- BBC News, 2026-09-26 15:21 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2mm4y5dkko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Heidenau, near Dresden, has voted to ban Stolpersteine memorial plaques for Jews and other victims of Nazi atrocities from the town. Education Minister Karin Prien called the decision a “scandal”, while Jewish community representatives said moving such memorials out of public spaces was entirely wrong.

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