microrobert
11-11-2012, 04:39 PM
Memorial artwork in German town vandalized on Kristallnacht anniversary
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A poster reading "A stumbling stone is missing here" stands in the city center of Greifswald, northeastern Germany, on November 9, 2012.
German police believe that Neo-Nazis vandalized plaques in the city of Greifswald that memorialized victims of the Nazis. The incident occurred on the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht – a series of coordinated attacks against German Jews in 1938.
All of the 11 plaques in various locations around the city were uprooted, Die Welt daily reports.
The plaques were part of the Stolpersteine ('stumbling blocks') project by German artist Gunter Demnig, memorializing victims of the Nazi regime throughout Europe. Each plaque bore the name of a victim and was placed in front of their former home. The plaques were slightly elevated above the sidewalk so that passerby would stumble upon them.
Memorial artwork in German town vandalized on Kristallnacht anniversary — RT (http://rt.com/news/greifswald-kristallnacht-memorial-desecrated-430/)
http://rt.com/files/news/greifswald-kristallnacht-memorial-desecrated-430/city-missing-reading-center-110.n.jpg
A poster reading "A stumbling stone is missing here" stands in the city center of Greifswald, northeastern Germany, on November 9, 2012.
German police believe that Neo-Nazis vandalized plaques in the city of Greifswald that memorialized victims of the Nazis. The incident occurred on the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht – a series of coordinated attacks against German Jews in 1938.
All of the 11 plaques in various locations around the city were uprooted, Die Welt daily reports.
The plaques were part of the Stolpersteine ('stumbling blocks') project by German artist Gunter Demnig, memorializing victims of the Nazi regime throughout Europe. Each plaque bore the name of a victim and was placed in front of their former home. The plaques were slightly elevated above the sidewalk so that passerby would stumble upon them.
Memorial artwork in German town vandalized on Kristallnacht anniversary — RT (http://rt.com/news/greifswald-kristallnacht-memorial-desecrated-430/)