Donations for stolen stumbling blocks: money flow causes excitement!

Donations for stolen stumbling blocks: money flow causes excitement!

Zeitz, Deutschland - A scandalous plan ensures outrage in Zeitz! The 49,000 euros, which were intended for the replacement of the stolen stumbling blocks, are now to be added to a different purpose. The call for donations, which was launched on October 11, came after all ten stumbling blocks disappeared from the city on October 7. In view of the previous sum of 50,000 euros, the new stumbling blocks only cost 1,200 euros, the rest of the money is now up for debate.

bizarre use of the donations

In the original call of the district administrator Götz Ulrich, it was promised to transfer donations not required to the Simon-Rau Center in Weißenfels. This center struggles relentlessly against anti -Semitism and works on the renovation of a historical synagogue. But now a jury should decide how and where the funds are ultimately used, possibly away from the supposed goal. According to the Burgenlandkreis press office, rumors about redirection of the donations to other projects that deal with Jewish life in Zeitz.

The CEO of the Simon-Rau Center, Enrico Kabisch, is disappointed. "We thought it was only a few hundred euros that we could get," he said. On the legal side, however, it says that the donors could reclaim their money because it is a paid donation. Attorney Alexander Vielwerth made it clear that the district would not be punishable because the intention to use the money differently was not recognizable in advance.

A wave of theft rolls

The theft of the stumbling blocks in Zeitz is not unique! Just a few days before October 9, five stumbling blocks disappeared in Halle an der Saale. The police investigate in all directions and check whether there is an anti -Semitic background. Whether there is a connection between the thefts in Zeitz and Halle remains uncertain, but the uncertainty about the motifs of these outrageous acts cause unrest in the region.