(Absurd! Tearing OURS down, elevating (((theirs))), Lenin in Portland, Crutcher in Tulsa, Prinz in Philly... Ridiculous! CDH)-   German railway under fire for proposal to name train 'Anne Frank'

ReutersNovember 1, 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is facing a siege of online criticism over a proposal to name a high-speed train after Holocaust victim Anne Frank, who was deported by train to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

The idea to name the high-speed ICE 4 train after Frank came from proposals made by Deutsche Bahn customers and the German public, which a panel reviewed. Of 19,400 submissions, Anne Frank was one of the most popular names, it said.

"Aware of the historical responsibility we bear, we made a deliberate decision to help keep Anne Frank's memory alive," Bahn said in a statement. "It was not our intention to disrespect the memory of Anne Frank in any way whatsoever." https://www.yahoo.com/news/german-railway-under-fire-proposal-name-train-anne-115438933.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/german-railway-under-fire-proposal-name-train-anne-115438933.html