• python@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Many German cities have a thing called “Stolpersteine” (“Tripping stones”):

    They’re metal plaques incorporated into the cobblestones in front of houses commemorating jewish people who used to live there but either got murdered by the Nazis or had to flee.

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      1 day ago

      Such a small but powerful tribute to something horrific, complete with cigarette butts.

      Germans really are a society too