The man considered the favorite to become Germany’s next chancellor called for renewed discussion of whether a national Holocaust memorial should be built in Berlin. Gerhard Schroeder said the controversy should be reopened days after his cultural affairs adviser, Michael Naumann, spoke out against the oft- delayed project. In an interview with a German radio station, Naumann said the current plan for the memorial reminded him of the grandiose schemes envisioned by Hitler’s favorite architect, Albert Speer.
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