Town mayor in Herxheim resigns after teacher complains about ‘Hitler bell’. Has hung in church tower from 1934 https://t.co/M8tIwMmv8C

— Turehu Patupaiarehe (@Patupaiarehe13) September 6, 2017

“…Initially, the town council had considered blocking access to the tower. But last month, it voted to commission an expert to assess legal and historical aspects before deciding on its next steps. One idea floated was to put the bell in a museum.

The row reached a peak last Sunday, when Becker in an interview with the public ARD television channel’s program “Kontraste” quoted a 95-year-old woman resident as saying that Hitler should also be remembered for “things he achieved.”