Holocaust memorial erected outside German nationalist’s home

BERLIN – A group of artists say they have erected a Holocaust memorial outside the home of a nationalist politician, who suggested Germany should end its tradition of acknowledging the country’s Nazi past.

The Center for Political Beauty said Wednesday its members placed 24 concrete blocks on a property adjacent to the home of Alternative for Germany lawmaker Bjoern Hoecke in the village of Bornhagen.

The concrete blocks are modeled after those at a memorial in Berlin to the six millions Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Hoecke caused uproar in January by describing the capital’s memorial as a “monument of shame” and calling for a “180-degree turn” in Germany’s treatment of its past.

Prominent members of Alternative for Germany who wanted Hoecke expelled over the comments have since left the party.