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Old June 7th, 2017 #1
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Default Church's 'Hitler bell' strikes duff note in tiny German town

Church's 'Hitler bell' strikes duff note in tiny German town


The church bell in Herxheim am Berg has been ringing over the tiny, wine region town for around 82 years. But some say its Nazi inscription should be reason to make it history.

The idyllic, 700-person village of Herxheim am Berg sits among rows of green vineyards in Rhineland-Palatinate, its 1,000-year-old Protestant church rising above as the one, proud landmark.

But the church, like many surviving old buildings in post-war Germany, has a direct link to the country’s Nazi past - only this one is still visible.

https://www.thelocal.de/20170607/chu...es-say-critics
 
Old January 18th, 2018 #2
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'Hitler bell' saga: German Jewish body blasts village mayor Georg Welker

Germany's Central Council of Jews slammed Mayor Georg Welker over his remarks on the Nazi-era church bell in his village of Herxheim am Berg. Welker said the bell reminded him of German and "not just Jewish" victims.

http://www.dw.com/en/hitler-bell-sag...ker/a-42211785
 
Old February 27th, 2018 #3
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Village in southwest Germany votes to keep 'Hitler bell' as mémorial

A German village has decided to keep a contentious Nazi-era church bell that bears a swastika and the words "All for the Fatherland - Adolf Hitler", arguing it serves as a reminder of the country's dark past.

The parish council of Herxheim voted 10-3 on Monday that the bronze bell from 1934 should remain as "an impetus for reconciliation and a memorial against violence and injustice".

The council rejected an offer by the regional Protestant Church to pay for taking down the 240 kilogram bell and replacing it.

https://www.thelocal.de/20180227/ger...ll-as-memorial
 
Old February 27th, 2018 #4
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Village in southwest Germany votes to keep 'Hitler bell' as mémorial

A German village has decided to keep a contentious Nazi-era church bell that bears a swastika and the words "All for the Fatherland - Adolf Hitler", arguing it serves as a reminder of the country's dark past.

The parish council of Herxheim voted 10-3 on Monday that the bronze bell from 1934 should remain as "an impetus for reconciliation and a memorial against violence and injustice".

The council rejected an offer by the regional Protestant Church to pay for taking down the 240 kilogram bell and replacing it.

https://www.thelocal.de/20180227/ger...ll-as-memorial
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