German woman is fined for being antisemitic to opera chief

German woman is fined for being antisemitic to opera chief

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norman lebrecht

August 18, 2023

A woman who sent an antisemitic email to Hanover State Opera director Laura Berman has been fined 1,200 Euros by a Hanover district court, to be paid at 40 Euros a day.

The offender made disparaging remarks about the opera-house programme and low standards, connecting the decline to the director’s Jewish origin.

Her email was found to have ‘degraded [Berman’s] honor and attacked her human dignity because of her Jewish faith.’

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