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Heidenau Council Bans New Stolpersteine Memorial Stones

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  • Heidenau town council voted to ban new Stolpersteine memorial stones on public streets.
  • The secret ballot passed 13 votes in favor, six against, and one abstention.
  • CDU and AfD councilors submitted the motion, backed by the Oberelbe Alliance.
  • Education Minister Karin Prien (CDU) called the ban a scandal in a Bild interview.
  • International Auschwitz Committee described the decision as a grave injustice and an act of erasure.