Israeli tourists were reportedly denied accommodations at a hotel in southern Germany after receiving a message through an online booking platform stating, “Sorry, there are no Jews allowed in our hotel,” according to the Israeli Consulate in Munich.
The incident involved Hotel Zum Hirschen in the Bavarian town of Lam, according to a Ynet report. The outlet said it reviewed the message and verified its authenticity.
The report did not indicate when the exchange between the hotel and the prospective guests took place.
The tourists subsequently filed a complaint with Bavaria’s commissioner for combating antisemitism within the Justice Ministry, the report said.
The guests also lodged complaints with Booking.com, which has temporarily removed the hotel from its listings while the matter is reviewed.
“Are we back in the 1930s?” Israeli Consul General Talya Lador wrote in a German-language social media post while sharing a screenshot of the message.
Germany continues to grapple with significant levels of antisemitism. According to a report released last week by the country’s antisemitism monitoring body, 2,197 anti-Jewish incidents were documented in Berlin during 2025. Although that marked a decline from the 2,521 incidents recorded a year earlier, the total remained more than twice as high as levels seen before the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
“The threat to Jewish life is worse than at any time since the Holocaust,” Hesse antisemitism commissioner Uwe Becker said following the report’s publication.
The alleged discrimination in Bavaria comes amid a series of recent incidents involving Jewish and Israeli travelers overseas. It is the third reported case in recent weeks involving hotels, spas, or similar establishments accused of denying service to Jewish or Israeli guests.
On Friday, two Jewish American women said they were turned away from a sauna in Barcelona because they were wearing Star of David necklaces. The sauna’s owners later issued an apology.
Earlier in May, two Israeli tourists reported being verbally harassed by a hotel employee in California. Video from the incident appeared to show the employee asking the couple whether they were “baby killers” and if they had served in the Israeli military.