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Germany unveils 'on the edge' Holocaust memorial
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus May 10, 2005 01:09pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 10, 2005 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany unveiled a haunting new memorial in the heart of Berlin on Tuesday that aims, through its controversial abstract design, to preserve the memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of Nazi terror.
Speaking to an emotional audience that included Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Holocaust survivors, the head of the German parliament said the fierce debate that has surrounded the project since its start 17 years ago was bound to continue.
But he called the wrangling understandable given the historical weight of a project that has forced Germans into tough decisions about how to remember the darkest chapter in their history.
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