Posts Tagged: Gil Ofarim
German Jewish Singer Gil Ofarim Sticks by Antisemitism Allegations Despite Local Prosecutor’s Skepticism
Gil Ofarim, the German Jewish singer who accused a hotel in the city of Leipzig of antisemitic discrimination in an incident that electrified the German media...
Fabricating Antisemitism: The Case of Gil Ofarim
JNS.org - Back in October, I wrote about the strange case of Gil Ofarim, a popular German Jewish singer who leveled a charge of antisemitic...
German Jewish Singer Gil Ofarim Facing Defamation Charges Over Allegations of Antisemitic Discrimination at Leipzig Hotel
Gil Ofarim, the German Jewish singer who accused a hotel in the city of Leipzig of antisemitic discrimination in an incident that electrified the German...
German Antisemitism, Real and Perceived
JNS.org - There were more than 2,000 reported antisemitic incidents in Germany in 2020 and just under 2,000 the previous year. That’s around five or...
Surveillance Tape Raises Questions About Alleged Antisemitic Discrimination Against German Jewish Musician
Video recordings published by German media Sunday appeared to raise new questions about the account of a German Jewish singer-songwriter’s claim that he was refused...
‘Target of Hate Messages, Threats’: German Jewish Singer Files Complaint After Alleged Incident at Leipzig Hotel
Speaking to German media Monday, Gil Ofarim described the hate messages and personal threats he has received since the German Jewish singer-songwriter publicly reported an...
Westin Hotel in Germany Accused of Discriminating Against Jewish Singer Hired Neo-Nazi Security Firm to Guard Against Demonstrators
In a bizarre twist in the case of Gil Ofarim — the popular German-Jewish singer who alleged that he was refused service at the Westin...
German Foreign Minister Lambasts Alleged Antisemitic Insult to Jewish Singer
German foreign minister Heiko Maas uttered an appeal for society to join forces to combat antisemitism after a popular German-Jewish singer-songwriter was allegedly turned away...
Hundreds Demonstrate Outside Leipzig Hotel in Solidarity With German Jewish Singer Told to ‘Pack’ His Star of David
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Westin Hotel in the German city of Leipzig on Tuesday night for a spontaneous rally against antisemitism. Organizers estimated that...
‘Pack Up Your Star’: German Jewish Musician Told to Hide Star of David to Check in to Leipzig Hotel
German Jewish singer-songwriter Gil Ofarim alleged that he was turned away from a hotel in the city of Leipzig because he was visibly wearing a...
