Page 20 - Two German News Today

SAN ANTONIO — Two German WWII graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and replaced with new headstones. The pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth preserving or emblems of hate that should be destroyed, according to the San Antonio Express-News. […]

“Clearly, it took a long time for this to happen, and it’s obviously the right thing to have been done,” said Michael L. “Mikey” Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which advocates against unwanted religious proselytizing in the armed services. After learning about the gravestones last May, the foundation demanded that Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilke order them removed. The group also wanted Wilke to make “an immediate and heartfelt...

0 shares Two German WWII graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in the United States and replaced with new headstones. The pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth preserving or emblems of hate that should be destroyed, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The cemetery director, Aubrey David, led several workers to the graves of German prisoners of war Alfred P. Kafka and Georg...

Danish film Another Round wins EFAs in four categories The 33rd European Film Awards (EFA) went ahead without an audience due to COVID-19. But the event included all its nominees and winners via video links around the world. "Another Round" was the big winner of the evening. The European Film Awards are among the most prestigious events in the European film industry Danish tragicomedy "Another Round" was named best European film of the year at the European Film Awards on Saturday — in addit...