Haarlem grapples with Stolpersteine, stumbling stones, to memorialize Nazi victims. A controversial art project sparks debate and a new city memorial for non-Jewish victims, honoring resistance and remembrance.
Depending on who you ask, the memorial complex is either a bad idea, an ugly thing, pushed through by well-meaning but incompetent (and mainly non-Jewish) politicians, who talk in bromides about British values and “the need to fight hatred and prejudice in all its forms,” or a powerful new landmark, a venue for difficult conversations about the Holocaust and the current climate of antisemitism, catalyzed by the war in the Middle East.
Audrey Azoulay, the director general of Unesco, adds in a statement: "In times of war, international solidarity is crucial to protect threatened cultural heritage.
