Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin
The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.
August 15, 2023
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The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.
The monument near a pride center in Tel Aviv, commemorating the LGBTQ lives lost in the Holocaust, was defaced Thursday.Â
Germany on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial to the thousands of homosexuals persecuted and killed under the Nazis, a monument meant both to honor a long-ignored group of victims and to make a statement against ongoing intolerance. The memorial sits on the edge of the capital's Tiergarten park -- across the road from Germany's memorial to the Holocaust's 6 million Jewish victims. The single gray concrete slab is a deliberate echo of the smaller slabs that make up that memorial, but also includes a small window that lets visitors see a film of two men kissing.
Between 77 and 200 estimated prisoners were persecuted for their sexual orientation, scholars believe.
The vandals painted over a window through which visitors can view a video of two men kissing.
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On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must learn from our past in order to build a safe, secure future for all.
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