Karin Prien

Germany's federal minister for education and research (CDU)

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Office: Federal Minister for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Born: June 26, 1965, Amsterdam

Party: Christian Democratic Union

Education: University of Bonn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Previous offices: Member of the Bundesrat of Germany, State Minister

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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German town of Heidenau votes to ban new Holocaust 'stumbling stones'

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As of September 2026: Publicly condemned the Heidenau ban as a 'scandal'

Heidenau's town council voted 13-6 this week to reject new Stolpersteine, the brass plaques set into German sidewalks to name victims of Nazi persecution. The motion, backed by the far-right AfD and the center-right CDU, directs future remembrance to the Nordfriedhof cemetery instead of the town's streets.

Updated Sep 27