German city votes to end Stolpersteine Holocaust memorial stones for Nazi victims
The motion was jointly submitted by representatives of the right-wing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and AfD, together with representatives of the "Oberelbe Alliance for More Democracy."
Assessment
A German city's vote to remove Stolpersteine marks a rare alliance between the CDU and AfD on Holocaust memory. The small brass stones, placed at victims' former homes, are a decentralized memorial present across Europe. This local decision could embolden other municipalities to reconsider public remembrance of Nazi victims.